The Debian 'checkpw' package in Debian 6 is missing an update, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a flaw in processing account names containing double dashes
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2015-0885 | 28 Feb 201502:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 3192-1] checkpw security update | 17 Mar 201506:16 | – | debian |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 3192-1] checkpw security update | 17 Mar 201506:16 | – | debian |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DLA 191-1] checkpw security update | 9 Apr 201511:04 | – | debian |
![]() | checkpw DoS | 18 Mar 201500:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 3192-1] checkpw security update | 18 Mar 201500:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | CVE-2015-0885 | 28 Feb 201502:59 | – | cve |
![]() | JVN#34790526: checkpw vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) | 27 Feb 201500:00 | – | jvn |
![]() | Debian DSA-3192-1 : checkpw - security update | 17 Mar 201500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DLA-191-1 : checkpw security update | 10 Apr 201500:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/lts/security/2015/DLA-191-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2015.191");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0885");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-03-08 12:56:44 +0000 (Wed, 08 Mar 2023)");
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:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-191-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 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=DEB6");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DLA-191-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2015/DLA-191-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'checkpw' package(s) announced via the DLA-191-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Hiroya Ito of GMO Pepabo, Inc. reported that checkpw, a password authentication program, has a flaw in processing account names which contain double dashes. A remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
Thanks to Markus Koschany who prepared the Debian package.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'checkpw' package(s) on Debian 6.");
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 == "DEB6") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"checkpw", ver:"1.02-1+deb6u1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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