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openSUSE: Security Advisory for newsbeuter (openSUSE-SU-2018:0166-1)

🗓️ 21 Jan 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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The security advisory addresses a vulnerability in the 'newsbeuter' package(s) for openSUSE Leap 42.3 and openSUSE Leap 42.2, allowing remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item

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# Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# 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-or-later
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851685");
  script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-01-21 07:41:22 +0100 (Sun, 21 Jan 2018)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-12904");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:"2020-10-21 20:15:00 +0000 (Wed, 21 Oct 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for newsbeuter (openSUSE-SU-2018:0166-1)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'newsbeuter'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for newsbeuter fixes one issues.

  This security issue was fixed:

  - CVE-2017-12904: Improper neutralization of special elements allowed
  remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an
  RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL (bsc#1054578).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"newsbeuter on openSUSE Leap 42.3, openSUSE Leap 42.2");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2018:0166-1");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(openSUSELeap42\.2|openSUSELeap42\.3)");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSELeap42.2") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-lang", rpm:"newsbeuter-lang~2.9~2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter", rpm:"newsbeuter~2.9~2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debuginfo", rpm:"newsbeuter-debuginfo~2.9~2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debugsource", rpm:"newsbeuter-debugsource~2.9~2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "openSUSELeap42.3") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter", rpm:"newsbeuter~2.9~5.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debuginfo", rpm:"newsbeuter-debuginfo~2.9~5.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debugsource", rpm:"newsbeuter-debugsource~2.9~5.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-lang", rpm:"newsbeuter-lang~2.9~5.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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