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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-712-1)

🗓️ 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'vim' package on Ubuntu 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 is vulnerable to code execution via specially crafted inputs

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63307");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2712", "CVE-2008-4101");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-02-02 22:28:24 +0000 (Mon, 02 Feb 2009)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-712-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(6\.06\ LTS|7\.10|8\.04\ LTS|8\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-712-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-712-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-712-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Jan Minar discovered that Vim did not properly sanitize inputs before invoking
the execute or system functions inside Vim scripts. If a user were tricked
into running Vim scripts with a specially crafted input, an attacker could
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2008-2712)

Ben Schmidt discovered that Vim did not properly escape characters when
performing keyword or tag lookups. If a user were tricked into running specially
crafted commands, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-4101)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'vim' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU6.06 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim", ver:"1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.2", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim-runtime", ver:"1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.2", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU7.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim", ver:"1:7.1-056+2ubuntu2.1", rls:"UBUNTU7.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim-runtime", ver:"1:7.1-056+2ubuntu2.1", rls:"UBUNTU7.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim", ver:"1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim-runtime", ver:"1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU8.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim", ver:"1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vim-runtime", ver:"1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 29.3
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