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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3157-1)

🗓️ 15 Dec 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-3157-1 advisory. It affects Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842993");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9949", "CVE-2016-9950", "CVE-2016-9951");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-15 05:03:53 +0000 (Thu, 15 Dec 2016)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:06 +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:"2016-12-19 18:29:17 +0000 (Mon, 19 Dec 2016)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3157-1)");
  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|16\.04\ LTS|16\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3157-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3157-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-3157-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that the crash file parser in Apport
improperly treated the CrashDB field as python code. An attacker could
use this to convince a user to open a maliciously crafted crash file
and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-9949)

Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that Apport did not properly sanitize the
Package and SourcePackage fields in crash files before processing package
specific hooks. An attacker could use this to convince a user to open a
maliciously crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of that user. (CVE-2016-9950)

Donncha O Cearbhaill discovered that Apport would offer to restart an
application based on the contents of the RespawnCommand or ProcCmdline
fields in a crash file. An attacker could use this to convince a user to
open a maliciously crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of that user. (CVE-2016-9951)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'apport' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10.");

  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:"apport", ver:"2.0.1-0ubuntu17.15", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-gtk", ver:"2.0.1-0ubuntu17.15", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-kde", ver:"2.0.1-0ubuntu17.15", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.0.1-0ubuntu17.15", 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:"apport", ver:"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-gtk", ver:"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-kde", ver:"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apport", ver:"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    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:"apport", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-gtk", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-kde", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apport", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU16.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport", ver:"2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-gtk", ver:"2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport-kde", ver:"2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apport", ver:"2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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