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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-857-1)

🗓️ 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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The update for the 'qt4-x11' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04 is missing. Please install the updated package(s)

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.66216");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0945", "CVE-2009-1687", "CVE-2009-1690", "CVE-2009-1698", "CVE-2009-1699", "CVE-2009-1711", "CVE-2009-1712", "CVE-2009-1713", "CVE-2009-1725");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-11-11 14:56:44 +0000 (Wed, 11 Nov 2009)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T05:40:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 05:40:49 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  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_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-10 02:48:38 +0000 (Sat, 10 Feb 2024)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-857-1)");
  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(8\.10|9\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-857-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-857-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'qt4-x11' package(s) announced via the USN-857-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that QtWebKit did not properly handle certain SVGPathList
data structures. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website,
an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-0945)

Several flaws were discovered in the QtWebKit browser and JavaScript
engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote
attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1687,
CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698, CVE-2009-1711, CVE-2009-1725)

It was discovered that QtWebKit did not properly handle certain XSL
stylesheets. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website,
an attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary local files, and possibly
files from different security zones. (CVE-2009-1699, CVE-2009-1713)

It was discovered that QtWebKit did not prevent the loading of local Java
applets. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an
attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1712)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'qt4-x11' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU8.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libqt4-webkit", ver:"4.4.3-0ubuntu1.4", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU9.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libqt4-webkit", ver:"4.5.0-0ubuntu4.3", rls:"UBUNTU9.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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