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openSUSE: Security Advisory for newsbeuter (openSUSE-SU-2018:0229-1)

🗓️ 26 Jan 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'newsbeuter' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. This update fixes one security issue related to improper neutralization of special elements, allowing remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution

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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.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851689");
  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:"2018-01-26 07:47:26 +0100 (Fri, 26 Jan 2018)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-14500");
  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:3.0/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-2018:0229-1)");

  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-2017-14500: Improper Neutralization of special elements allowed
  remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an
  RSS item with a media enclosure that includes shell metacharacters in
  its filename (bsc#1059057).");

  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:"2018:0229-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00058.html");
  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~2.9~2.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter", rpm:"newsbeuter~2.9~2.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debuginfo", rpm:"newsbeuter-debuginfo~2.9~2.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debugsource", rpm:"newsbeuter-debugsource~2.9~2.6.1", 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~2.9~8.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debuginfo", rpm:"newsbeuter-debuginfo~2.9~8.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-debugsource", rpm:"newsbeuter-debugsource~2.9~8.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"newsbeuter-lang", rpm:"newsbeuter-lang~2.9~8.1", 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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