Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200512-01 (Perl)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $
# Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisories, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
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#
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#
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#

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "A fix is available for Perl to mitigate the effects of format string
programming errors, that could otherwise be exploited to execute arbitrary
code.";
tag_solution = "All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-lang/perl

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200512-01
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=114113
http://www.dyadsecurity.com/perl-0002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418460/30/30";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200512-01.";

                                                                                

if(description)
{
 script_id(55974);
 script_version("$Revision: 6596 $");
 script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 11:21:37 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
 script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
 script_bugtraq_id(15629);
 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-3962");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200512-01 (Perl)");



 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
 script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
 script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
 script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
 script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
 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-gentoo.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"dev-lang/perl", unaffected: make_list("ge 5.8.7-r3", "rge 5.8.6-r8"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 5.8.7-r3"))) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if (report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}