Debian Security Advisory DSA 976-1 (libast, libast1)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_976_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 976-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6-0pre2003010606sarge1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your libast packages.

 https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20976-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to libast, libast1
announced via advisory DSA 976-1.

Johnny Mast discovered a buffer overflow in libast, the library of
assorted spiffy things, that can lead to the execution of arbitrary
code.  This library is used by eterm which is installed setgid uid
which leads to a vulnerability to alter the utmp file.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.4-3woody2.";


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#
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include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libast1", ver:"0.4-3woody2", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libast1-dev", ver:"0.4-3woody2", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libast2", ver:"0.6-0pre2003010606sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libast2-dev", ver:"0.6-0pre2003010606sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

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