Two security issues have been discovered in WeeChat, a fast, light and
extensible chat client:
CVE-2011-1428
X.509 certificates were incorrectly validated.
CVE-2012-5534
The hook_process function in the plugin API allowed the execution
of arbitrary shell commands.
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_2598.nasl 6611 2017-07-07 12:07:20Z cfischer $
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2598-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
# Greenbone Networks
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net
# 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
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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#
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#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_affected = "weechat on Debian Linux";
tag_insight = "WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a fast and light chat client
for many operating systems. Everything can be done with a keyboard.
It is customizable and extensible with plugins/scripts, and includes:
- nicklist
- smart hotlist
- infobar with highlight notification
- horizontal and vertical split
- double charset support (decode/encode)
- FIFO pipe for remote control
- and much more!";
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.3.2-1+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.3.8-1+deb7u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.3.9.2-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your weechat packages.";
tag_summary = "Two security issues have been discovered in WeeChat, a fast, light and
extensible chat client:
CVE-2011-1428
X.509 certificates were incorrectly validated.
CVE-2012-5534
The hook_process function in the plugin API allowed the execution
of arbitrary shell commands.";
tag_vuldetect = "This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.";
if(description)
{
script_id(892598);
script_version("$Revision: 6611 $");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1428", "CVE-2012-5534");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 2598-1 (weechat - several vulnerabilities)");
script_tag(name: "last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:07:20 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name: "creation_date", value:"2013-01-05 00:00:00 +0100 (Sat, 05 Jan 2013)");
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_xref(name: "URL", value: "http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2598.html");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2013 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: tag_affected);
script_tag(name: "insight", value: tag_insight);
# script_tag(name: "impact", value: tag_impact);
script_tag(name: "solution", value: tag_solution);
script_tag(name: "summary", value: tag_summary);
script_tag(name: "vuldetect", value: tag_vuldetect);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-core", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-curses", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-dbg", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-dev", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-doc", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-plugins", ver:"0.3.2-1+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-core", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-curses", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-dbg", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-dev", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-doc", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"weechat-plugins", ver:"0.3.8-1+deb7u1", rls:"DEB7.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}