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HistoryAug 25, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3541-1)

2023-08-2500:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
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6
debian
security
update
w3m
out-of-bounds write
vulnerability

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

57.4%

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian

# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2023.3541");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-38223");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-08-25 04:19:40 +0000 (Fri, 25 Aug 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:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-16 19:20:24 +0000 (Tue, 16 Aug 2022)");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3541-1)");
  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=DEB10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DLA-3541-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/DLA-3541-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/w3m");
  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 'w3m' package(s) announced via the DLA-3541-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Han Zheng discovered an out-of-bounds write in w3m, a text based web browser and pager. It can be triggered by sending a crafted HTML file to the w3m binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.5.3-37+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your w3m packages.

For the detailed security status of w3m please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

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:"'w3m' package(s) on Debian 10.");

  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 == "DEB10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"w3m", ver:"0.5.3-37+deb10u1", rls:"DEB10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"w3m-img", ver:"0.5.3-37+deb10u1", rls:"DEB10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

57.4%