Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-9740 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript Ghostxps 9.21

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201811-12.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 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(119132);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/05 23:25:06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-11714", "CVE-2017-7948", "CVE-2017-9610", "CVE-2017-9611", "CVE-2017-9612", "CVE-2017-9618", "CVE-2017-9619", "CVE-2017-9620", "CVE-2017-9726", "CVE-2017-9727", "CVE-2017-9739", "CVE-2017-9740", "CVE-2017-9835", "CVE-2018-10194", "CVE-2018-15908", "CVE-2018-15909", "CVE-2018-15910", "CVE-2018-15911", "CVE-2018-16509", "CVE-2018-16510", "CVE-2018-16511", "CVE-2018-16513", "CVE-2018-16539", "CVE-2018-16540", "CVE-2018-16541", "CVE-2018-16542", "CVE-2018-16543", "CVE-2018-16585", "CVE-2018-16802", "CVE-2018-18284", "CVE-2018-19409");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201811-12");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201811-12 : GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  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-201811-12
(GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please
      review the CVE identifiers referenced below for additional information.
  
Impact :

    A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
      crafted PostScript file or PDF document using GPL Ghostscript possibly
      resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
      process, a Denial of Service condition, or other unspecified impacts,
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.26'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Ghostscript Failed Restore Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/04/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/11/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/11/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  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:"app-text/ghostscript-gpl", unaffected:make_list("ge 9.26"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 9.26"))) flag++;

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