The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ncompress' package(s) announced via the DSA-2074-1 advisory. An integer underflow in ncompress could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when trying to decompress a crafted LZW compressed gzip archive
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 88 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Integer overflow | 29 Jan 201018:30 | – | prion |
![]() | Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package gzip version 1.3.5-alt6 | 13 Jan 201000:00 | – | altlinux |
![]() | Security fix for the ALT Linux 5 package gzip version 1.3.5-alt6 | 13 Jan 201000:00 | – | altlinux |
![]() | Debian DSA-2074-1 : ncompress - integer underflow | 22 Jul 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ncompress (MDVSA-2011:152) | 18 Oct 201100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Slackware 13.0 / current : gzip (SSA:2010-060-03) | 2 Mar 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SuSE 10 Security Update : gzip (ZYPP Patch Number 6792) | 26 Jan 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SuSE 10 Security Update : gzip (ZYPP Patch Number 6793) | 11 Oct 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Oracle Linux 5 : gzip (ELSA-2010-0061) | 12 Jul 201300:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Scientific Linux Security Update : gzip on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 | 1 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2010/DSA-2074-1 |
security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-2074 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67829");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0001");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-08-21 06:54:16 +0000 (Sat, 21 Aug 2010)");
script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2074-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB5");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-2074-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2010/DSA-2074-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-2074");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ncompress' package(s) announced via the DSA-2074-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Aki Helin discovered an integer underflow in ncompress, the original Lempel-Ziv compress/uncompress programs. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when trying to decompress a crafted LZW compressed gzip archive.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.4.2-1+lenny1.
For the testing (squeeze) and unstable (sid) distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.4.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ncompress package.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ncompress' package(s) on Debian 5.");
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 == "DEB5") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ncompress", ver:"4.2.4.2-1+lenny1", rls:"DEB5"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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