Netscape 'select()' Object Denial Of Service Vulnerability - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900393");
  script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:52 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-07-29 08:37:44 +0200 (Wed, 29 Jul 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2542", "CVE-2009-1692");
  script_name("Netscape 'select()' Object Denial Of Service Vulnerability - Windows");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9160");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35446");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("secpod_netscape_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Netscape/Win/Ver");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to cause a denial of
service.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Netscape version 6 and 8 on Windows");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Error occurs while calling the 'select()' method with a large
integer that results in continuous allocation of x+n bytes of memory exhausting
memory after a while.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Netscape browser is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}


netscapeVer = get_kb_item("Netscape/Win/Ver");
if(netscapeVer =~ "^(6|8)\..*"){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}