The remote host is missing an update for the 're2c' package(s) announced via the USN-4338-1 advisory. Agostino Sarubbo discovered that re2c incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
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![]() | Ubuntu 19.10 : re2c vulnerability (USN-4338-1) | 24 Apr 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-202007-28 : re2c: Buffer overflow | 27 Jul 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : re2c vulnerability (USN-4338-2) | 29 Apr 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CVE-2020-11958 | 21 Apr 202000:37 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Arbitrary Code Execution | 29 Apr 202112:41 | – | veracode |
![]() | Heap overflow | 21 Apr 202001:15 | – | prion |
![]() | CVE-2020-11958 | 23 Apr 202003:33 | – | redhatcve |
![]() | CVE-2020-11958 | 21 Apr 202001:15 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2020-11958 | 21 Apr 202001:15 | – | nvd |
![]() | CVE-2020-11958 | 21 Apr 202001:15 | – | cve |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4338-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844400");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-11958");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-04-23 03:00:27 +0000 (Thu, 23 Apr 2020)");
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:"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:3.1/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:"2020-04-29 18:51:07 +0000 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4338-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 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=UBUNTU19\.10");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4338-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4338-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 're2c' package(s) announced via the USN-4338-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Agostino Sarubbo discovered that re2c incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'re2c' package(s) on Ubuntu 19.10.");
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 == "UBUNTU19.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"re2c", ver:"1.2.1-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU19.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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