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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-399-1)

🗓️ 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'w3m' package on Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 LTS, and 6.10 is missing an update for a format string vulnerability

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840010");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-23 09:59:50 +0000 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009)");
  script_version("2023-06-21T05:06:20+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-21 05:06:20 +0000 (Wed, 21 Jun 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-399-1)");
  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(5\.10|6\.06\ LTS|6\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-399-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-399-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://sf.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'w3m' package(s) announced via the USN-399-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A format string vulnerability was discovered in w3m. If a user were
tricked into visiting an HTTPS URL protected by a specially crafted SSL
certificate, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with user
privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'w3m' package(s) on Ubuntu 5.10, Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU5.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"w3m", ver:"0.5.1-3ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU5.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

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

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"w3m", ver:"0.5.1-4ubuntu2.6.06", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU6.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"w3m", ver:"0.5.1-4ubuntu2.6.10", rls:"UBUNTU6.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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