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HistoryMar 15, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6694-1)

2024-03-1500:00:00
Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG
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13
ubuntu
expat
resource consumption vulnerability

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

38.0%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6694.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-52425", "CVE-2024-28757");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-03-15 04:09:20 +0000 (Fri, 15 Mar 2024)");
  script_version("2024-03-15T05:06:15+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-03-15 05:06:15 +0000 (Fri, 15 Mar 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-09 02:03:16 +0000 (Fri, 09 Feb 2024)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6694-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 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(22\.04\ LTS|23\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6694-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6694-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-6694-1 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 Expat could be made to consume large amounts of
resources. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
specially crafted input, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2024-28757)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"expat", ver:"2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU23.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"expat", ver:"2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU23.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU23.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

38.0%