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Ubuntu Update for logwatch vulnerability USN-1078-1

🗓️ 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Ubuntu Update for logwatch vulnerability USN-1078-1. Logwatch did not properly sanitize log file names passed to the shell, leading to potential arbitrary code execution with root privileges

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###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_ubuntu_USN_1078_1.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $
#
# Ubuntu Update for logwatch vulnerability USN-1078-1
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# 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 any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "Dominik George discovered that logwatch did not properly sanitize
  log file names that were passed to the shell as part of a command.
  If a remote attacker were able to generate specially crafted filenames
  (for example, via Samba logging), they could execute arbitrary code
  with root privileges.";

tag_summary = "Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1078-1";
tag_affected = "logwatch vulnerability on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
  Ubuntu 9.10 ,
  Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
  Ubuntu 10.10";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";


if(description)
{
  script_xref(name: "URL" , value: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1078-1/");
  script_id(840603);
  script_version("$Revision: 7964 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-01 08:32:11 +0100 (Fri, 01 Dec 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-03-07 06:45:55 +0100 (Mon, 07 Mar 2011)");
  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_xref(name: "USN", value: "1078-1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1018");
  script_name("Ubuntu Update for logwatch vulnerability USN-1078-1");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  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 : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


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

release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");


res = "";
if(release == NULL){
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU9.10")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"logwatch", ver:"7.3.6.cvs20090906-1ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "UBUNTU10.10")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"logwatch", ver:"7.3.6.cvs20090906-1ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU10.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"logwatch", ver:"7.3.6.cvs20090906-1ubuntu2.1", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"logwatch", ver:"7.3.6-1ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}

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