Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-4936 - Link Following vulnerability in Gert Doering Mgetty 1.1.36

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
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include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35054);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:39");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4936");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : mgetty+sendfax -- symlink attack via insecure temporary files (44ee8160-c453-11dd-a721-0030843d3802)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Debian reports :

Faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary
files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.#### temporary file."
  );
  # http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496403
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496403"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/44ee8160-c453-11dd-a721-0030843d3802.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9baa1cf7"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cwe_id(59);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mgetty+sendfax");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/08/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/08");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


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


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mgetty+sendfax<1.1.35_2")) flag++;

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

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-08.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35059);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4936");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200812-08");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200812-08 : Mgetty: Insecure temporary file usage");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200812-08
(Mgetty: Insecure temporary file usage)

    Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the 'spooldir' directory in
    fax/faxspool.in is created in an insecure manner.
  
Impact :

    A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite
    arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the
    application.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-08"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Mgetty users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dialup/mgetty-1.1.36-r3'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cwe_id(59);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mgetty");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/08");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


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

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"net-dialup/mgetty", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.1.36-r3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.1.36-r3"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Mgetty");
}