Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0214 - Local Security vulnerability in mime-support

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-292. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15129);
  script_version("1.21");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0214");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"292");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-292-3 : mime-support - insecure temporary file creation");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Colin Phipps discovered several problems in mime-support, that
contains support programs for the MIME control files 'mime.types' and
'mailcap'. When a temporary file is to be used it is created
insecurely, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary under the user
id of the person executing run-mailcap.

When run-mailcap is executed on a file with a potentially problematic
filename, a temporary file is created (not insecurely anymore),
removed and a symbolic link to this filename is created. An attacker
could recreate the file before the symbolic link is created, forcing
the display program to display different content."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-292"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the mime-support packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 3.18-1.3.

For the old stable distribution (potato) these problems have been
fixed in version 3.9-1.3."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/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:debian:debian_linux:mime-support");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/04/22");
  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:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"mime-support", reference:"3.9-1.3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"mime-support", reference:"3.18-1.3")) flag++;

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