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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1586-1)

🗓️ 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'emacs23' package(s) on Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 are missing security updates

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841172");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0035", "CVE-2012-3479");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-10-03 03:54:29 +0000 (Wed, 03 Oct 2012)");
  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-1586-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 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(11\.10|12\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1586-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1586-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'emacs23' package(s) announced via the USN-1586-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Hiroshi Oota discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled search paths. If a
user were tricked into opening a file with Emacs, a local attacker could
execute arbitrary Lisp code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2012-0035)

Paul Ling discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain eval forms in
local-variable sections. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file with Emacs, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary Lisp
code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2012-3479)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'emacs23' package(s) on Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU11.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs23", ver:"23.3+1-1ubuntu4.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs23-common", ver:"23.3+1-1ubuntu4.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs23", ver:"23.3+1-1ubuntu9.1", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs23-common", ver:"23.3+1-1ubuntu9.1", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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03 Oct 2012 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS29.3
EPSS0.01
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