CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-664 advisory.
NOTE: https://ghostscript.readthedocs.io/en/gs10.03.1/News.htmlNOTE: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi- bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=3b1735085ecef20b29e8db3416ab36de93e86d1f (ghostpdl-10.03.1)NOTE:
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707662ADVISORIES: ['DSA-5692-1'] (CVE-2024-29510)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2024-664.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(202917);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/07/23");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-29510");
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2024-B-0074");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf (ALAS2023-2024-664)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-664 advisory.
NOTE: https://ghostscript.readthedocs.io/en/gs10.03.1/News.htmlNOTE: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-
bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=3b1735085ecef20b29e8db3416ab36de93e86d1f (ghostpdl-10.03.1)NOTE:
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707662ADVISORIES: ['DSA-5692-1'] (CVE-2024-29510)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-664.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-29510.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update ghostscript --releasever 2023.5.20240722' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-29510");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Ghostscript Command Execution via Format String');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/06/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/07/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/07/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-debugsource");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-gtk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-x11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-x11-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgs-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgs-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'ghostscript-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-debugsource-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-debugsource-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-doc-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-gtk-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-gtk-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-tools-printing-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-tools-printing-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-x11-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-x11-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgs-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgs-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgs-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgs-debuginfo-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgs-devel-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libgs-devel-9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ghostscript / ghostscript-debuginfo / ghostscript-debugsource / etc");
}