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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5028-1)

🗓️ 03 Aug 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'exiv2' package(s) in Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 21.04 could lead to denial of service due to mishandling certain images. Update to the fixed package(s)

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845018");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-31291");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-08-03 03:00:36 +0000 (Tue, 03 Aug 2021)");
  script_version("2023-06-21T05:06:21+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-21 05:06:21 +0000 (Wed, 21 Jun 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5028-1)");
  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(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|21\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5028-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5028-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'exiv2' package(s) announced via the USN-5028-1 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 Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'exiv2' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, 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 == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexiv2-14", ver:"0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm3", 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:"libexiv2-14", ver:"0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.10", 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:"libexiv2-27", ver:"0.27.2-8ubuntu2.5", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    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:"libexiv2-27", ver:"0.27.3-3ubuntu1.4", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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03 Aug 2021 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
EPSS0.002
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