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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3456-1)

🗓️ 18 Oct 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-3456-1 advisory. It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain lengths. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use these issues to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code. 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04. Please install the updated package(s)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843343");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-12176", "CVE-2017-12177", "CVE-2017-12178", "CVE-2017-12179", "CVE-2017-12180", "CVE-2017-12181", "CVE-2017-12182", "CVE-2017-12183", "CVE-2017-12184", "CVE-2017-12185", "CVE-2017-12186", "CVE-2017-12187");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-10-18 14:54:17 +0000 (Wed, 18 Oct 2017)");
  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:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-02-07 13:08:00 +0000 (Wed, 07 Feb 2018)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3456-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 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(14\.04\ LTS|16\.04\ LTS|17\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3456-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3456-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-3456-1 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 X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain
lengths. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or
remotely, could use these issues to crash the server, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04, xorg-server-lts-xenial' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core", ver:"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial", ver:"2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4", 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:"xserver-xorg-core", ver:"2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04", ver:"2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU17.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xserver-xorg-core", ver:"2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.3", rls:"UBUNTU17.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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