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Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1598-1)

🗓️ 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DLA-1598-1 advisory. Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in Ghostscript, which could result in denial of service, file creation, or execution of arbitrary code

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891598");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-19409", "CVE-2018-19475", "CVE-2018-19476", "CVE-2018-19477");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-11-27 23:00:00 +0000 (Tue, 27 Nov 2018)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:06 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-12-18 14:19:15 +0000 (Tue, 18 Dec 2018)");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1598-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB8");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DLA-1598-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2018/DLA-1598-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wiki.debian.org/LTS");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DLA-1598-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript language, which could result in denial of service, the creation of files or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed (despite the dSAFER sandbox being enabled).

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ghostscript' package(s) on Debian 8.");

  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 == "DEB8") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-dbg", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-doc", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-x", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs-dev", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs9", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs9-common", ver:"9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12", rls:"DEB8"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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