Security advisory for Slackware glibc XDR overflow fi
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: esoft_slk_ssa_2003_141_03.nasl 6598 2017-07-07 09:36:44Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from the corresponding slackware advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# or at your option, GNU General Public License version 3,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "An integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function found in the glibc
library has been fixed. This could allow a remote attacker to execute
arbitrary code by exploiting RPC service that use xdrmem_getbytes(). None of
the default RPC services provided by Slackware appear to use this function,
but third-party applications may make use of it.
We recommend upgrading to these new glibc packages.";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2003-141-03.";
tag_solution = "https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2003-141-03";
if(description)
{
script_id(53900);
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-11 01:34:21 +0200 (Tue, 11 Sep 2012)");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 11:36:44 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_version("$Revision: 6598 $");
name = "Slackware Advisory SSA:2003-141-03 glibc XDR overflow fix ";
script_name(name);
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");
vuln = 0;
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc", ver:"2.2.5-i386-4", rls:"SLK8.1")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc-solibs", ver:"2.2.5-i386-4", rls:"SLK8.1")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc", ver:"2.3.1-i386-4", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc-debug", ver:"2.3.1-i386-4", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc-i18n", ver:"2.3.1-noarch-4", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc-profile", ver:"2.3.1-i386-4", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc-solibs", ver:"2.3.1-i386-4", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"glibc-zoneinfo", ver:"2.3.1-noarch-4", rls:"SLK9.0")) {
vuln = 1;
}
if(vuln) {
security_message(0);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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