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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2017-191-02)

🗓️ 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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Security update for 'rpcbind' package in Slackware (SSA:2017-191-02) fixing denial of service vulnerability

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2017.191.02");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-8779");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-04-21 12:12:27 +0000 (Thu, 21 Apr 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:09 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:"2017-05-17 16:12:17 +0000 (Wed, 17 May 2017)");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2017-191-02)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(14\.2|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2017-191-02");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2017&m=slackware-security.347794");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'rpcbind' package(s) announced via the SSA:2017-191-02 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New rpcbind packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/rpcbind-0.2.4-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
 Patched a bug which can cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion.
 Thanks to Robby Workman.
 For more information, see:
 [link moved to references]
 (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'rpcbind' package(s) on Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.");

  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-slack.inc");

release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLK14.2") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"rpcbind", ver:"0.2.4-i586-1_slack14.2", rls:"SLK14.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"rpcbind", ver:"0.2.4-x86_64-1_slack14.2", rls:"SLK14.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"rpcbind", ver:"0.2.4-i586-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"rpcbind", ver:"0.2.4-x86_64-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 37.5
CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.81921
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