CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
Percentile
51.9%
Matrix developers report :
‘Push rules’ can specify conditions under which they will match, including event_match, which matches event content against a pattern including wildcards. Certain patterns can cause very poor performance in the matching engine, leading to a denial-of-service when processing moderate length events.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2021 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
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# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
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# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
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# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
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# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(149424);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/05/27");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-29471");
script_name(english:"FreeBSD : py-matrix-synapse -- malicious push rules may be used for a denial of service attack. (278561d7-b261-11eb-b788-901b0e934d69)");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Matrix developers report :
'Push rules' can specify conditions under which they will match,
including event_match, which matches event content against a pattern
including wildcards. Certain patterns can cause very poor performance
in the matching engine, leading to a denial-of-service when processing
moderate length events."
);
# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-x345-32rc-8h85
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1f08e9a3"
);
# https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/278561d7-b261-11eb-b788-901b0e934d69.html
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d92c9471"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-29471");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-matrix-synapse");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-matrix-synapse");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-matrix-synapse");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-matrix-synapse");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/05/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/05/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/05/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py36-matrix-synapse<1.33.2")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py37-matrix-synapse<1.33.2")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py38-matrix-synapse<1.33.2")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py39-matrix-synapse<1.33.2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
Percentile
51.9%