openSUSE: Security Advisory for mgetty (openSUSE-SU-2018:2942-1)
🗓️ 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mgetty 1.2.0 Buffer Overflow / Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities | 21 Sep 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| The vulnerability of the `fax_notify_mail` function in the `mgetty` package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems allows a hacker to cause a service failure. | 25 Sep 201800:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| The vulnerability of the do_activate() function in the mgetty package allows a hacker to execute arbitrary commands. | 7 Feb 202200:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| Mgetty Command Injection Vulnerability | 14 Sep 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Mgetty Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-03437) | 14 Sep 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Mgetty Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-03438) | 14 Sep 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Mgetty Command Injection Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-03439) | 14 Sep 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Mgetty Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 14 Sep 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2018-16741 | 13 Sep 201816:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-16742 | 13 Sep 201816:00 | – | cve |
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852064");
script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-16741", "CVE-2018-16742", "CVE-2018-16743", "CVE-2018-16744", "CVE-2018-16745");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-03 00:03:00 +0000 (Thu, 03 Oct 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-10-26 06:40:40 +0200 (Fri, 26 Oct 2018)");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for mgetty (openSUSE-SU-2018:2942-1)");
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=openSUSELeap15\.0");
script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2018:2942-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-09/msg00085.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'mgetty'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:2942-1 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 mgetty fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-16741: The function do_activate() did not properly sanitize
shell metacharacters to prevent command injection (bsc#1108752).
- CVE-2018-16745: The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to a
buffer
overflow if long untrusted input reached it (bsc#1108756).
- CVE-2018-16744: The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to
command injection if untrusted input reached reach it (bsc#1108757).
- CVE-2018-16742: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow that could have been
triggered via a command-line parameter (bsc#1108762).
- CVE-2018-16743: The command-line parameter username wsa passed
unsanitized to strcpy(), which could have caused a stack-based buffer
overflow (bsc#1108761).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.0:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1080=1");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"mgetty on openSUSE Leap 15.0.");
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-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSELeap15.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"g3utils", rpm:"g3utils~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"g3utils-debuginfo", rpm:"g3utils-debuginfo~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"mgetty", rpm:"mgetty~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"mgetty-debuginfo", rpm:"mgetty-debuginfo~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"mgetty-debugsource", rpm:"mgetty-debugsource~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sendfax", rpm:"sendfax~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sendfax-debuginfo", rpm:"sendfax-debuginfo~1.1.37~lp150.2.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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