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HistoryAug 18, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6297-1)

2023-08-1800:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
2
ubuntu
security advisory
ghostscript
denial of service
update
vulnerability
pdf files

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.3%

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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6297.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-38559");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-08-18 04:08:41 +0000 (Fri, 18 Aug 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:"4.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-08-04 17:21:05 +0000 (Fri, 04 Aug 2023)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6297-1)");
  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=UBUNTU(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|22\.04\ LTS|23\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6297-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6297-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-6297-1 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 Ghostscript incorrectly handled outputting certain
PDF files. A local attacker could potentially use this issue to cause
a crash, resulting in a denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ghostscript' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04.");

  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:"ghostscript", ver:"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs9", ver:"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6", 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:"ghostscript", ver:"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs9", ver:"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1", 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:"ghostscript", ver:"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs9", ver:"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript", ver:"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs9", ver:"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU23.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript", ver:"10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3", rls:"UBUNTU23.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libgs10", ver:"10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3", rls:"UBUNTU23.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.3%