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HistorySep 19, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6376-1)

2023-09-1900:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
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3
ubuntu 20.04
c-ares package
security update

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.4%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6376.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-22217");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-09-19 04:08:23 +0000 (Tue, 19 Sep 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:"5.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-10-30 17:47:38 +0000 (Mon, 30 Oct 2023)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6376-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 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=UBUNTU20\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6376-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6376-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares' package(s) announced via the USN-6376-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly parsed certain SOA replies. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause c-res to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'c-ares' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libc-ares2", ver:"1.15.0-1ubuntu0.4", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.4%