CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
95.9%
The remote host is missing an update for the
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842765");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-1541");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-05-18 03:19:39 +0000 (Wed, 18 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:"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:3.0/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:"2016-05-09 17:21:13 +0000 (Mon, 09 May 2016)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2981-1)");
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|16\.04\ LTS)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2981-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2981-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-2981-1 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 libarchive incorrectly handled certain entry-size
values in ZIP archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10
and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1541)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain tar files. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE number
pending)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libarchive' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libarchive12", ver:"3.0.3-6ubuntu1.2", 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:"libarchive13", ver:"3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2", 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:"libarchive13", ver:"3.1.2-11ubuntu0.15.10.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libarchive13", ver:"3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
95.9%