CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
97.3%
The remote host is missing an update for the
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844954");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-23017");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-05-27 03:00:35 +0000 (Thu, 27 May 2021)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:08+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:08 +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:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-10-14 14:05:40 +0000 (Thu, 14 Oct 2021)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4967-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 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(18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|20\.10|21\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4967-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4967-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'nginx' package(s) announced via the USN-4967-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Luis Merino, Markus Vervier, and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that nginx
incorrectly handled responses to the DNS resolver. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'nginx' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 21.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx", ver:"1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-common", ver:"1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-core", ver:"1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-extras", ver:"1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-full", ver:"1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-light", ver:"1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx", ver:"1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-common", ver:"1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-core", ver:"1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-extras", ver:"1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-full", ver:"1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-light", ver:"1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-common", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-core", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-extras", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-full", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-light", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU21.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-common", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-core", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-extras", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-full", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"nginx-light", ver:"1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
97.3%