Debian Security Advisory DSA 987-1 (tar)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_987_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 987-1
#
# 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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#
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.14-2.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.15.1-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your tar package.

 https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20987-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to tar
announced via advisory DSA 987-1.

Jim Meyering discovered several buffer overflows in GNU tar, which may
lead to the execution of arbitrary code through specially crafted tar
archives.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.";


if(description)
{
 script_id(56393);
 script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
 script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
 script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:07:13 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
 script_bugtraq_id(16764);
 script_cve_id("CVE-2006-0300");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.1");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 987-1 (tar)");



 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2006 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
 script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
 script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
 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-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tar", ver:"1.14-2.1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

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