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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4132-1)

🗓️ 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04 are missing an update for a security advisory (USN-4132-1) due to mishandling of certain XML files, which could expose sensitive information. Please install the updated package(s from the vendor

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844176");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-15903");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-09-13 02:01:05 +0000 (Fri, 13 Sep 2019)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:07+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:07 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-09-05 19:57:20 +0000 (Thu, 05 Sep 2019)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4132-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 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(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|19\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4132-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4132-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-4132-1 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 Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lib64expat1", ver:"2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5", 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:"libexpat1", ver:"2.2.5-3ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU19.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.2.6-1ubuntu0.19.5", rls:"UBUNTU19.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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