The 'devscripts' package in Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 is vulnerable to remote code execution (USN-847-1
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 27 |
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Debian | [Backports-security-announce] Security update for devscripts | 2 Sep 200920:38 | โ | debian |
Debian | [Backports-security-announce] Security update for devscripts | 11 Sep 200917:38 | โ | debian |
Debian | [Backports-security-announce] Security update for devscripts | 2 Sep 200920:22 | โ | debian |
Debian | [Backports-security-announce] Security update for devscripts | 2 Sep 200920:22 | โ | debian |
Debian | [Backports-security-announce] Security update for devscripts | 11 Sep 200917:38 | โ | debian |
Debian | [Backports-security-announce] Security update for devscripts | 11 Sep 200917:38 | โ | debian |
Debian | [SECURITY] [DSA 1878-1] New devscripts packages fix remote code execution | 2 Sep 200918:56 | โ | debian |
Debian | [SECURITY] [DSA 1878-2] New devscripts packages fix regressions | 11 Sep 200906:20 | โ | debian |
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1878-1) | 15 Sep 200900:00 | โ | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1878-1) | 9 Sep 200900:00 | โ | openvas |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-847-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2009.847.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2946");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-08-26 07:43:23 +0000 (Fri, 26 Aug 2022)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
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_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-847-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(8\.04\ LTS|8\.10|9\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-847-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-847-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'devscripts' package(s) announced via the USN-847-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Raphael Geissert discovered that uscan, a part of devscripts, did not
properly sanitize its input when processing pathnames. If uscan processed a
crafted filename for a file on a remote server, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'devscripts' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"devscripts", ver:"2.10.11ubuntu5.8.04.4", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU8.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"devscripts", ver:"2.10.26ubuntu15.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU9.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"devscripts", ver:"2.10.39ubuntu7.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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