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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3578-1 (libidn - security update)

🗓️ 14 May 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.netType 
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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3578-1 (libidn - security update). The GNU library for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) did not correctly handle invalid UTF-8 input, causing an out-of-bounds read, allowing attackers to disclose sensitive information from an application using the libidn library

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3578.nasl 6608 2017-07-07 12:05:05Z cfischer $
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 3578-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
# Greenbone Networks
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
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#


if(description)
{
    script_id(703578);
    script_version("$Revision: 6608 $");
    script_cve_id("CVE-2015-2059");
    script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3578-1 (libidn - security update)");
    script_tag(name: "last_modification", value: "$Date: 2017-07-07 14:05:05 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
    script_tag(name: "creation_date", value: "2016-05-14 00:00:00 +0200 (Sat, 14 May 2016)");
    script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
    script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    script_tag(name: "solution_type", value: "VendorFix");
    script_tag(name: "qod_type", value: "package");

    script_xref(name: "URL", value: "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3578.html");


    script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

    script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net");
    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: "affected",  value: "libidn on Debian Linux");
    script_tag(name: "solution",  value: "For the stable distribution (jessie), this
problem has been fixed in version 1.29-1+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.31-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.31-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libidn packages.");
    script_tag(name: "summary",   value: "It was discovered that libidn, the GNU
library for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), did not correctly handle invalid
UTF-8 input, causing an out-of-bounds read. This could allow attackers to disclose
sensitive information from an application using the libidn library.");
    script_tag(name: "vuldetect", value: "This check tests the installed software
version using the apt package manager.");
    exit(0);
}

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

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"idn", ver:"1.29-1+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11:amd64", ver:"1.29-1+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11:i386", ver:"1.29-1+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11-dev", ver:"1.29-1+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11-java", ver:"1.29-1+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"idn", ver:"1.31-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11:amd64", ver:"1.31-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11:i386", ver:"1.31-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11-dev", ver:"1.31-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libidn11-java", ver:"1.31-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

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

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