CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
99.5%
The remote host is missing an update for the
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844800");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-23239", "CVE-2021-3156");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-01-27 04:00:30 +0000 (Wed, 27 Jan 2021)");
script_version("2024-08-08T05:05:41+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-08-08 05:05:41 +0000 (Thu, 08 Aug 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-02-03 19:42:10 +0000 (Wed, 03 Feb 2021)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4705-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|20\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4705-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4705-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the USN-4705-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled memory when parsing command
lines. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain unintended
access to the administrator account. (CVE-2021-3156)
It was discovered that the Sudo sudoedit utility incorrectly handled
checking directory permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to bypass file permissions and determine if a directory exists or
not. (CVE-2021-23239)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'sudo' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo", ver:"1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo-ldap", ver:"1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo", ver:"1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.4", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo-ldap", ver:"1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.4", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo", ver:"1.8.31-1ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo-ldap", ver:"1.8.31-1ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo", ver:"1.9.1-1ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo-ldap", ver:"1.9.1-1ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
99.5%