CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
87.6%
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-08 (w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in w3m. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition via a maliciously crafted HTML file.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-08.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(96239);
script_version("3.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9422", "CVE-2016-9423", "CVE-2016-9424", "CVE-2016-9425", "CVE-2016-9426", "CVE-2016-9428", "CVE-2016-9429", "CVE-2016-9430", "CVE-2016-9431", "CVE-2016-9432", "CVE-2016-9433", "CVE-2016-9434", "CVE-2016-9435", "CVE-2016-9436", "CVE-2016-9437", "CVE-2016-9438", "CVE-2016-9439", "CVE-2016-9440", "CVE-2016-9441", "CVE-2016-9442", "CVE-2016-9443");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201701-08");
script_name(english:"GLSA-201701-08 : w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-08
(w3m: Multiple vulnerabilities)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in w3m. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process or cause a Denial of Service condition via a maliciously
crafted HTML file.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/w3m-0.5.3-r9'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:w3m");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/01/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/03");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/w3m", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.5.3-r9"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.5.3-r9"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "w3m");
}
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9422
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9423
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9424
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9425
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9426
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9428
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9429
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9430
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9431
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9432
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9433
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9434
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9435
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9436
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9437
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9438
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9439
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9440
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9441
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9442
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9443
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-08
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
87.6%