Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated) - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 111846

This page contains detailed information about the Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 111846
Name: Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated)
Filename: PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2018-08-17
Last Modification Time: 2019-04-05
Plugin Version: 1.3
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

This plugin has been deprecated.

Description

An update of [ linux , wget , vim , grub2 , zookeeper , nginx , dnsmasq , haproxy ] packages for PhotonOS has been released.

Solution

n/a.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Exploit-DB, GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated) vulnerability:

Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/local/46973.md
[EDB-46973: Vim < 8.1.1365 / Neovim < 0.3.6 - Arbitrary Code Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/40824.py
[EDB-40824: GNU Wget < 1.18 - Access List Bypass / Race Condition]
GitHub: https://github.com/integeruser/on-pwning
[CVE-2015-8370]
GitHub: https://github.com/lukeber4/usn-search
[CVE-2016-4450]
GitHub: https://github.com/yahoo/cubed
[CVE-2016-5017]
GitHub: https://github.com/garethr/findcve
[CVE-2016-7098]
GitHub: https://github.com/lanjelot/ctfs
[CVE-2016-7098]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2016-9555
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.8 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.8 (High)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.8 (Critical)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	3.9
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.8 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.8 (High)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# @DEPRECATED@
#
# Disabled on 2/7/2019
#

# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2016-0012. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(111846);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/05 23:25:07");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2015-8370",
    "CVE-2015-8899",
    "CVE-2016-1248",
    "CVE-2016-4450",
    "CVE-2016-5017",
    "CVE-2016-5360",
    "CVE-2016-7098",
    "CVE-2016-9083",
    "CVE-2016-9555"
  );

  script_name(english:"Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"This plugin has been deprecated.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"An update of [ linux , wget , vim , grub2 , zookeeper , nginx ,
dnsmasq , haproxy ] packages for PhotonOS has been released.");
  # https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-12
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b465880d");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"n/a.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-9555");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/08/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:dnsmasq");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:grub2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:haproxy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:nginx");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:vim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:wget");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:zookeeper");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:1.0");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"PhotonOS Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}

exit(0, "This plugin has been deprecated.");

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/PhotonOS/release");
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^VMware Photon") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "PhotonOS");
if (release !~ "^VMware Photon (?:Linux|OS) 1\.0(\D|$)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "PhotonOS 1.0");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/PhotonOS/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$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "PhotonOS", cpu);

flag = 0;

pkgs = [
  "dnsmasq-2.76-1.ph1",
  "dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-1.ph1",
  "grub2-2.02-5.ph1",
  "grub2-efi-2.02-3.ph1",
  "grub2-efi-lang-2.02-3.ph1",
  "grub2-lang-2.02-5.ph1",
  "haproxy-1.6.10-1.ph1",
  "haproxy-debuginfo-1.6.10-1.ph1",
  "haproxy-doc-1.6.10-1.ph1",
  "linux-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-api-headers-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-debuginfo-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-dev-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-docs-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-drivers-gpu-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-esx-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-esx-debuginfo-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-esx-devel-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-esx-docs-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-oprofile-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-sound-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-tools-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "linux-tools-debuginfo-4.4.35-1.ph1",
  "nginx-1.10.0-4.ph1",
  "nginx-debuginfo-1.10.0-4.ph1",
  "vim-7.4-6.ph1",
  "vim-extra-7.4-6.ph1",
  "wget-1.18-1.ph1",
  "wget-debuginfo-1.18-1.ph1",
  "zookeeper-3.4.9-1.ph1"
];

foreach (pkg in pkgs)
  if (rpm_check(release:"PhotonOS-1.0", reference:pkg)) 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, "dnsmasq / grub2 / haproxy / linux / nginx / vim / wget / zookeeper");
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select PhotonOS Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated) plugin ID 111846.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl version 1.3. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Photon OS 1.0: Dnsmasq / Grub2 / Haproxy / Linux / Nginx / Vim / Wget / Zookeeper PHSA-2016-0012 (deprecated) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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