Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-0003 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Groff Pre-Processor

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:012. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(13920);
  script_version ("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:46");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2002-0003");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2002:012");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : groff (MDKSA-2002:012)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"zen-parse discovered an exploitable buffer overflow in groff's
preprocessor. If groff is invoked using the LPRng printing system, an
attacker can gain rights as the 'lp' user. Likewise, this may be
remotely exploitable if lpd is running and remotely accessible and the
attacker knows the name of the printer and it's spool file."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff-for-man");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff-gxditview");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/02/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/07/31");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-for-man-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-gxditview-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-perl-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-for-man-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-gxditview-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-perl-1.16.1-7.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-1.17.2-3.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-for-man-1.17.2-3.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-gxditview-1.17.2-3.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK8.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"groff-perl-1.17.2-3.3mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");