Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5078 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in GNU Escript 1.6.1
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.
Vulnerable Configurations
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Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks NASL id SL_20081215_ENSCRIPT_ON_SL3_X.NASL description Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 60504 published 2012-08-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60504 title Scientific Linux Security Update : enscript on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(60504); script_version("1.4"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:18"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3863", "CVE-2008-4306", "CVE-2008-5078"); script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : enscript on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the 'special escapes' option (-e or --escapes) enabled. (CVE-2008-3863, CVE-2008-4306, CVE-2008-5078)" ); # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0812&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=767 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?92d3824f" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected enscript package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-24.7")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-33.el4_7.1")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"enscript-1.6.4-4.1.1.el5_2")) 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");
NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2008-1021.NASL description An updated enscript packages that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(R) language files and spools the generated output to a specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes options for customizing printouts. Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 35180 published 2008-12-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35180 title RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : enscript (RHSA-2008:1021) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:1021. The text # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(35180); script_version ("1.23"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:13"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3863", "CVE-2008-4306", "CVE-2008-5078"); script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2008:1021"); script_name(english:"RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : enscript (RHSA-2008:1021)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "An updated enscript packages that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(R) language files and spools the generated output to a specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes options for customizing printouts. Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the 'special escapes' option (-e or --escapes) enabled. (CVE-2008-3863, CVE-2008-4306, CVE-2008-5078) All users of enscript should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-3863" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-4306" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5078" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:1021" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected enscript package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:enscript"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); 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:"Red Hat Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat"); os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! preg(pattern:"^(2\.1|3|4)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 2.1 / 3.x / 4.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu); yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo"); if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) { rhsa = "RHSA-2008:1021"; yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa); if (!empty_or_null(yum_report)) { security_report_v4( port : 0, severity : SECURITY_HOLE, extra : yum_report ); exit(0); } else { audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa; audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message); } } else { flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-16.7")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-24.7")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-33.el4_7.1")) flag++; if (flag) { security_report_v4( port : 0, severity : SECURITY_HOLE, extra : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat() ); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "enscript"); } }
NASL family CentOS Local Security Checks NASL id CENTOS_RHSA-2008-1021.NASL description An updated enscript packages that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(R) language files and spools the generated output to a specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes options for customizing printouts. Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 35172 published 2008-12-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35172 title CentOS 3 / 4 : enscript (CESA-2008:1021) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:1021 and # CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:1021 respectively. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(35172); script_version("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:04"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3863", "CVE-2008-4306", "CVE-2008-5078"); script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2008:1021"); script_name(english:"CentOS 3 / 4 : enscript (CESA-2008:1021)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote CentOS host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "An updated enscript packages that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(R) language files and spools the generated output to a specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes options for customizing printouts. Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the 'special escapes' option (-e or --escapes) enabled. (CVE-2008-3863, CVE-2008-4306, CVE-2008-5078) All users of enscript should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues." ); # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-December/015476.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?755cbf63" ); # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-December/015480.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e89c0d55" ); # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-December/015482.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2edc9876" ); # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-December/015483.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d7d0b119" ); # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-December/015510.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?17f65482" ); # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-December/015511.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a3caa88b" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected enscript package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:enscript"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:4"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); 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:"CentOS Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/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); release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release"); if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS"); os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! preg(pattern:"^(3|4)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 3.x / 4.x", "CentOS " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-24.7")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"i386", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-33.el4_7.1")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"ia64", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-33.c4.1")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-33.el4_7.1")) flag++; if (flag) { security_report_v4( port : 0, severity : SECURITY_HOLE, extra : rpm_report_get() ); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "enscript"); }
NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE9_12349.NASL description Long path names could overflow a buffer in enscript. (CVE-2008-5078) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 41277 published 2009-09-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/41277 title SuSE9 Security Update : enscript (YOU Patch Number 12349) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(41277); script_version("1.8"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:33"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5078"); script_name(english:"SuSE9 Security Update : enscript (YOU Patch Number 12349)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value:"Long path names could overflow a buffer in enscript. (CVE-2008-5078)" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5078/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply YOU patch number 12349."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/02/06"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/09/24"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled."); if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE."); if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages."); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type."); if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 9 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented."); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"SUSE9", reference:"enscript-1.6.2-814.11")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
NASL family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks NASL id ORACLELINUX_ELSA-2008-1021.NASL description From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:1021 : An updated enscript packages that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(R) language files and spools the generated output to a specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes options for customizing printouts. Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 67773 published 2013-07-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67773 title Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : enscript (ELSA-2008-1021) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:1021 and # Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2008-1021 respectively. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(67773); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:07"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3863", "CVE-2008-4306", "CVE-2008-5078"); script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2008:1021"); script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : enscript (ELSA-2008-1021)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:1021 : An updated enscript packages that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(R) language files and spools the generated output to a specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes options for customizing printouts. Several buffer overflow flaws were found in GNU enscript. An attacker could craft an ASCII file in such a way that it could execute arbitrary commands if the file was opened with enscript with the 'special escapes' option (-e or --escapes) enabled. (CVE-2008-3863, CVE-2008-4306, CVE-2008-5078) All users of enscript should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-December/000831.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-December/000834.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected enscript package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:enscript"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/07/12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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/OracleLinux")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux"); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux"); os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Oracle Linux"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! preg(pattern:"^(3|4)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux 3 / 4", "Oracle Linux " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Oracle Linux", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"EL3", cpu:"i386", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-24.7")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"EL3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-24.7")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"enscript-1.6.1-33.el4_7.1")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "enscript"); }
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accepted | 2013-04-29T04:15:50.367-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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description | Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename. | ||||||||||||||||||||
family | unix | ||||||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11807 | ||||||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
title | Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename. | ||||||||||||||||||||
version | 27 |
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33181
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33181
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021401
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021401
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47680
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47680
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11807
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11807