Debian Security Advisory DSA 3653-1 (flex - security update)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3653.nasl 6608 2017-07-07 12:05:05Z cfischer $
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# Script version: 1.0
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if(description)
{
    script_id(703653);
    script_version("$Revision: 6608 $");
    script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6354");
    script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3653-1 (flex - security update)");
    script_tag(name: "last_modification", value: "$Date: 2017-07-07 14:05:05 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
    script_tag(name: "creation_date", value: "2016-08-25 00:00:00 +0200 (Thu, 25 Aug 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-3653.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: "flex on Debian Linux");
    script_tag(name: "insight",   value: "Flex is a tool for generating scanners:
programs which recognized lexical patterns in text. It reads the given input files
for a description of a scanner to generate. The description is in the form of pairs
of regular expressions and C code, called rules. Flex generates as output a C source
file, lex.yy.c, which defines a routine yylex(). This file is compiled
and linked with the -lfl library to produce an executable. When the
executable is run, it analyzes its input for occurrences of the regular
expressions. Whenever it finds one, it executes the corresponding C code.");
    script_tag(name: "solution",  value: "For the stable distribution (jessie),
this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.39-8+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.6.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your flex packages.");
    script_tag(name: "summary",   value: "Alexander Sulfrian discovered a buffer
overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer() function generated by Flex, which may result
in denial of service and potentially the execution of code if operating on
data from untrusted sources.

Affected applications need to be rebuild. bogofilter will be rebuild
against the updated flex in a followup update. Further affected
applications should be reported at the bug referenced above.");
    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:"flex", ver:"2.6.1-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"flex-doc", ver:"2.6.1-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libfl-dev:amd64", ver:"2.6.1-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libfl-dev:i386", ver:"2.6.1-1", rls_regex:"DEB9.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"flex", ver:"2.5.39-8+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"flex-doc", ver:"2.5.39-8+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libfl-dev:amd64", ver:"2.5.39-8+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libfl-dev:i386", ver:"2.5.39-8+deb8u1", rls_regex:"DEB8.[0-9]+")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}


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