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HistoryOct 18, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : X.Org X server vulnerabilities (USN-3456-1)

2017-10-1800:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2023 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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64

7.5 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.9%

It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain lengths. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use these issues to crash the server, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3456-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(103921);
  script_version("3.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/20");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2017-12176",
    "CVE-2017-12177",
    "CVE-2017-12178",
    "CVE-2017-12179",
    "CVE-2017-12180",
    "CVE-2017-12181",
    "CVE-2017-12182",
    "CVE-2017-12183",
    "CVE-2017-12184",
    "CVE-2017-12185",
    "CVE-2017-12186",
    "CVE-2017-12187"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3456-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : X.Org X server vulnerabilities (USN-3456-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain
lengths. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or
remotely, could use these issues to crash the server, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3456-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-12187");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/10/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/10/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-udeb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev-lts-xenial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-xmir");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xvfb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xwayland");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xwayland-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xwayland-lts-xenial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xdmx-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmir");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmir-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xnest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-server-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-server-source-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-server-source-lts-xenial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xephyr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xephyr-lts-xenial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2023 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('14.04' >< os_release || '16.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx-tools', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xnest', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source-lts-xenial', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-common', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr-lts-xenial', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core-udeb', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev-lts-xenial', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xvfb', 'pkgver': '2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11'},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland-lts-xenial', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xdmx-tools', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xmir-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xnest', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xorg-server-source-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-common', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-core-udeb', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-legacy', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xserver-xorg-xmir', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xvfb', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland', 'pkgver': '2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'xwayland-hwe-16.04', 'pkgver': '2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'xdmx / xdmx-tools / xmir / xmir-hwe-16.04 / xnest / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-corep-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-core-lts-xenialp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-core-udebp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-core-udeb
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-devp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-dev-lts-xenialp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-dev-lts-xenial
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-legacyp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04
canonicalubuntu_linuxxserver-xorg-xmirp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xserver-xorg-xmir
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7.5 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.9%