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HistoryMar 16, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5955-1)

2023-03-1600:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
9
ubuntu
security advisory
usn-5955-1
emacs
denial of service
arbitrary commands

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

30.2%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5955.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-48339");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-03-16 04:11:27 +0000 (Thu, 16 Mar 2023)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-03-03 18:26:37 +0000 (Fri, 03 Mar 2023)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5955-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 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=UBUNTU16\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5955-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5955-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'emacs24' package(s) announced via the USN-5955-1 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 Emacs did not properly manage certain files when
using htmlfontify functionality. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary commands.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'emacs24' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"emacs24", ver:"24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

30.2%