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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-885-1)

🗓️ 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'transmission' package(s) due to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and input validation issues in processing torrent files

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altlinux
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Security fix for the ALT Linux 5 package transmission version 1.76-alt2.M51.1
24 Feb 201000:00
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CVE
CVE-2009-1757
22 May 200901:00
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cve
CVE
CVE-2010-0012
8 Jan 201017:00
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CVE-2009-1757
22 May 200901:00
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CVE-2010-0012
8 Jan 201017:00
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debian
Debian
[Backports-security-announce] Security update for transmission
30 Jan 201018:51
debian
debian
Debian
[SECURITY] [DSA 1967-1] New transmission packages fix directory traversal
7 Jan 201019:41
debian
debian
Debian
[Backports-security-announce] Security update for transmission
30 Jan 201018:09
debian
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2009-1757
22 May 200901:00
debiancve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2010-0012
8 Jan 201017:00
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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840369");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1757", "CVE-2010-0012");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-01-19 07:58:46 +0000 (Tue, 19 Jan 2010)");
  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:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-01-26 17:46:53 +0000 (Fri, 26 Jan 2024)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-885-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 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\.04\ LTS|8\.10|9\.04|9\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-885-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-885-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'transmission' package(s) announced via the USN-885-1 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 the Transmission web interface was vulnerable to
cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted web page in a browser while Transmission was
running, an attacker could trigger commands in Transmission. This issue
affected Ubuntu 9.04. (CVE-2009-1757)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that Transmission did not properly perform input
validation when processing torrent files. If a user were tricked into
opening a crafted torrent file, an attacker could overwrite files via
directory traversal. (CVE-2010-0012)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'transmission' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-cli", ver:"1.06-0ubuntu6.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-gtk", ver:"1.06-0ubuntu6.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU8.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-cli", ver:"1.34-0ubuntu2.3", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-gtk", ver:"1.34-0ubuntu2.3", 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:"transmission-cli", ver:"1.51-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-gtk", ver:"1.51-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU9.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-cli", ver:"1.75-0ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-gtk", ver:"1.75-0ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"transmission-qt", ver:"1.75-0ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU9.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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