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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2958-1)

🗓️ 06 May 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'poppler' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10 is missing an update announced via the USN-2958-1 advisory. The update addresses issues including a denial of service and possible arbitrary code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842727");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-4473", "CVE-2013-4474", "CVE-2015-8868");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-05-06 09:59:17 +0000 (Fri, 06 May 2016)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:05+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:05 +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_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:"2016-05-06 23:14:42 +0000 (Fri, 06 May 2016)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2958-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 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(12\.04\ LTS|14\.04\ LTS|15\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2958-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2958-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the USN-2958-1 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 poppler pdfseparate tool incorrectly handled
certain filenames. A local attacker could use this issue to cause the tool
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-4473,
CVE-2013-4474)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF
documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2015-8868)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'poppler' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-cpp0", ver:"0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-glib8", ver:"0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-qt4-3", ver:"0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler19", ver:"0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"poppler-utils", ver:"0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-cpp0", ver:"0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-glib8", ver:"0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-qt4-4", ver:"0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-qt5-1", ver:"0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler44", ver:"0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"poppler-utils", ver:"0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU15.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-cpp0", ver:"0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-glib8", ver:"0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-qt4-4", ver:"0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler-qt5-1", ver:"0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libpoppler52", ver:"0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"poppler-utils", ver:"0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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