Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs is vulnerable to arbitrary code
execution when rendering text/enriched MIME data (e.g. when using
Emacs-based mail clients).
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3970.nasl 14280 2019-03-18 14:50:45Z cfischer $
#
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 3970-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
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#
# Copyright:
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703970");
script_version("$Revision: 14280 $");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-14482");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3970-1 (emacs24 - security update)");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2019-03-18 15:50:45 +0100 (Mon, 18 Mar 2019) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-12 00:00:00 +0200 (Tue, 12 Sep 2017)");
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_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970.html");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net");
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=DEB(8|9)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"emacs24 on Debian Linux");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 24.4+1-5+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 24.5+1-11+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your emacs24 packages.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs is vulnerable to arbitrary code
execution when rendering text/enriched MIME data (e.g. when using
Emacs-based mail clients).");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-bin-common", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-common", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-dbg", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-el", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-lucid", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-lucid-dbg", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-nox", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-nox-dbg", ver:"24.4+1-5+deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-bin-common", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-common", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-dbg", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-el", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-lucid", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-lucid-dbg", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-nox", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24-nox-dbg", ver:"24.5+1-11+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}