CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
97.4%
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :
CVE-2008-2785 It was discovered that missing boundary checks on a reference counter for CSS objects can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2008-2933 Billy Rios discovered that passing an URL containing a pipe symbol to Iceweasel can lead to Chrome privilege escalation.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1614. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(33566);
script_version("1.17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2785", "CVE-2008-2933");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1614");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1614-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel
web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
problems :
- CVE-2008-2785
It was discovered that missing boundary checks on a
reference counter for CSS objects can lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-2933
Billy Rios discovered that passing an URL containing a
pipe symbol to Iceweasel can lead to Chrome privilege
escalation."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2785"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2933"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the iceweasel package.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.0.0.16-0etch1. Updated packages for ia64, arm and mips are
not yet available and will be released as soon as they have been
built."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 189);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/07/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/07/24");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"firefox", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"firefox-dom-inspector", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"firefox-gnome-support", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel-dbg", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel-dom-inspector", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel-gnome-support", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"mozilla-firefox", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"mozilla-firefox-gnome-support", reference:"2.0.0.16-0etch1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");