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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : devscripts vulnerabilities (USN-1593-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 62411
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Raphael Geissert discovered that the debdiff.pl tool incorrectly handled shell metacharacters. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted filename, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-0212)Raphael Geissert discovered that the dscverify tool incorrectly escaped arguments to external commands. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-2240)
Raphael Geissert discovered that the dget tool incorrectly performed input validation. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could delete arbitrary files. (CVE-2012-2241)
Raphael Geissert discovered that the dget tool incorrectly escaped arguments to external commands. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 11.04. (CVE-2012-2242)
Jim Meyering discovered that the annotate-output tool incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could use this flaw to alter files being processed by the annotate-output tool. On Ubuntu 11.04 and later, this issue was mitigated by the Yama kernel symlink restrictions. (CVE-2012-3500).
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Solution
Update the affected devscripts package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 62411
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1593-1.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/3/2012
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:devscripts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0212, CVE-2012-2240, CVE-2012-2241, CVE-2012-2242, CVE-2012-3500
USN: 1593-1