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HistoryAug 26, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-13-1)

2022-08-2600:00:00
Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG
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9
ubuntu
security advisory
groff package
vulnerability
trustix secure linux
update
race condition
temporary directory
privilege escalation
vendor fix

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

9.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2004.13.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0969");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-08-26 07:43:23 +0000 (Fri, 26 Aug 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:09 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-13-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 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=UBUNTU4\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-13-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-13-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'groff' package(s) announced via the USN-13-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in the groff
package. The utility 'groffer' created a temporary directory in an
insecure way, which allowed exploitation of a race condition to create
or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'groff' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.");

  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");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU4.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"groff", ver:"1.18.1.1-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU4.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"groff-base", ver:"1.18.1.1-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU4.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

9.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%