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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5548-1)

🗓️ 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04 has a vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845468");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3709");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-08-05 01:00:42 +0000 (Fri, 05 Aug 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-04 15:50:01 +0000 (Thu, 04 Aug 2022)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5548-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 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)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5548-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5548-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-5548-1 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 libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.");

  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:"libxml2", ver:"2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm3", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2-utils", ver:"2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+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:"libxml2", ver:"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2-utils", ver:"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7", 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:"libxml2", ver:"2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.4", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2-utils", ver:"2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.4", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.00896
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