Ubuntu USN-844-1 (mimetex)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: ubuntu_844_1.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $
# $Id: ubuntu_844_1.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory USN-844-1 (mimetex)
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 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,
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#
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#
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#

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
 following package versions:

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  mimetex                         1.50-1ubuntu0.8.04.1

Ubuntu 8.10:
  mimetex                         1.50-1ubuntu0.8.10.1

Ubuntu 9.04:
  mimetex                         1.50-1ubuntu0.9.04.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-844-1";

tag_insight = "Chris Evans discovered that mimeTeX incorrectly handled certain long tags.
An attacker could exploit this with a crafted mimeTeX expression and cause
a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-1382)

Chris Evans discovered that mimeTeX contained certain directives that may
be unsuitable for handling untrusted user input. This update fixed the
issue by disabling the \input and \counter tags. (CVE-2009-2459)";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to mimetex
announced via advisory USN-844-1.";

                                                                                


if(description)
{
 script_id(65751);
 script_version("$Revision: 7969 $");
 script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-01 10:23:16 +0100 (Fri, 01 Dec 2017) $");
 script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-10-13 18:25:40 +0200 (Tue, 13 Oct 2009)");
 script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1382", "CVE-2009-2459");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
 script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_name("Ubuntu USN-844-1 (mimetex)");



 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_xref(name: "URL" , value: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-844-1/");

 script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2009 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
 script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
 script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
 script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
 script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
 script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
 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:"mimetex", ver:"1.50-1ubuntu0.8.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mimetex", ver:"1.50-1ubuntu0.8.10.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mimetex", ver:"1.50-1ubuntu0.9.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

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