Debian Security Advisory DSA 2074-1 (ncompress)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_2074_1.nasl 6614 2017-07-07 12:09:12Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2074-1 (ncompress)
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "Aki Helin discovered an integer underflow in ncompress, the original
Lempel-Ziv compress/uncompress programs.
This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when trying to decompress
a crafted LZW compressed gzip archive.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.4.2-1+lenny1.

For the testing (squeeze) and unstable (sid) distribution, this
problem has been fixed in version 4.2.4.3-1.


We recommend that you upgrade your ncompress package.";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to ncompress
announced via advisory DSA 2074-1.";

tag_solution = "https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202074-1";


if(description)
{
 script_id(67829);
 script_version("$Revision: 6614 $");
 script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:09:12 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
 script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-08-21 08:54:16 +0200 (Sat, 21 Aug 2010)");
 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_cve_id("CVE-2010-0001");
 script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 2074-1 (ncompress)");



 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2010 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 : "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-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ncompress", ver:"4.2.4.2-1+lenny1", rls:"DEB5.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

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