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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3839-1)

🗓️ 07 Dec 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'wavpack' package on Ubuntu is affected by CVE-2018-19840 and CVE-2018-19841, allowing attackers to cause denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843847");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-19840", "CVE-2018-19841");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-12-07 06:39:36 +0000 (Fri, 07 Dec 2018)");
  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:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-12-31 12:49:30 +0000 (Mon, 31 Dec 2018)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3839-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 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|18\.04\ LTS|18\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3839-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3839-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'wavpack' package(s) announced via the USN-3839-1 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 WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-19840, CVE-2018-19841)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'wavpack' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwavpack1", ver:"4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"wavpack", ver:"4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2", 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:"libwavpack1", ver:"4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"wavpack", ver:"4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwavpack1", ver:"5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"wavpack", ver:"5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU18.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwavpack1", ver:"5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"wavpack", ver:"5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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07 Dec 2018 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS24.3
CVSS35.5
EPSS0.00924
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