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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-626-2)

🗓️ 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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Ubuntu Security Advisory (USN-626-2) for 'devhelp, epiphany-browser, midbrowser, yelp' package

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840226");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2785", "CVE-2008-2933");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-23 09:59:50 +0000 (Mon, 23 Mar 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-626-2)");
  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=UBUNTU8\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-626-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-626-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/253462");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'devhelp, epiphany-browser, midbrowser, yelp' package(s) announced via the USN-626-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xulrunner-1.9. The changes required
that Devhelp, Epiphany, Midbrowser and Yelp also be updated to use the
new xulrunner-1.9.

Original advisory details:

 A flaw was discovered in the browser engine. A variable could be made to
 overflow causing the browser to crash. If a user were tricked into opening
 a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
 possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
 the program. (CVE-2008-2785)

 Billy Rios discovered that Firefox and xulrunner, as used by browsers
 such as Epiphany, did not properly perform URI splitting with pipe
 symbols when passed a command-line URI. If Firefox or xulrunner were
 passed a malicious URL, an attacker may be able to execute local
 content with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-2933)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'devhelp, epiphany-browser, midbrowser, yelp' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"devhelp", ver:"0.19-1ubuntu1.8.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"epiphany-gecko", ver:"2.22.2-0ubuntu0.8.04.5", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"midbrowser", ver:"0.3.0rc1a-1~8.04.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"yelp", ver:"2.22.1-0ubuntu2.8.04.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    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
8.9High risk
Vulners AI Score8.9
CVSS 29.3
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