Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 117595

This page contains detailed information about the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1) 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: 117595
Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1)
Filename: ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2018-06-01
This Plugin Published: 2018-09-19
Last Modification Time: 2020-09-17
Plugin Version: 1.7
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2018-06-01
Patch Published: 2018-09-19
CVE [?]: CVE-2018-11645, 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
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs9

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected ghostscript and / or libgs9 packages.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/fileformat/ghostscript_failed_restore
[Ghostscript Failed Restore Command Execution]
Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/local/45369.rb
[EDB-45369: Ghostscript - Failed Restore Command Execution (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/0xsyr0/OSCP
[CVE-2018-16509]
GitHub: https://github.com/AssassinUKG/CVE_2018_16509
[CVE-2018-16509: exploit..]
GitHub: https://github.com/NCSU-DANCE-Research-Group/CDL
[CVE-2018-16509]
GitHub: https://github.com/SexyBeast233/SecBooks
[CVE-2018-16509]
GitHub: https://github.com/barrracud4/image-upload-exploits
[CVE-2018-16509]
GitHub: https://github.com/rhpco/CVE-2018-16509
[CVE-2018-16509: CVE-2018-16509 Docker Playground - Ghostscript command execution]
GitHub: https://medium.com/@NumbShiva/imagemagic-rce-f364a9f50a14
[CVE-2018-16509]
GitHub: https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2018-16509
[CVE-2018-16509: Cve-2018-16509]
GitHub: https://github.com/farisv/PIL-RCE-Ghostscript-CVE-2018-16509
[CVE-2018-16509: PoC + Docker Environment for Python PIL/Pillow Remote Shell Command Execution via ...]
GitHub: https://github.com/knqyf263/CVE-2018-16509
[CVE-2018-16509: CVE-2018-16509 (Ghostscript contains multiple -dSAFER sandbox bypass vulnerabilities) ...]

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 V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.7 (High)

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

CVSS Base Score:	7.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	1.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.2 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.2 (High)

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Plugin Source

This is the ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl nessus plugin source code. Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3768-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(117595);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/09/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-11645", "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");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3768-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a
user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to
access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of
service.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3768-1/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:"Update the affected ghostscript and / or libgs9 packages."
  );
  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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/06/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04|16\.04|18\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 18.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) 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, "Ubuntu", cpu);

flag = 0;

if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"ghostscript", pkgver:"9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"libgs9", pkgver:"9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"ghostscript", pkgver:"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libgs9", pkgver:"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"ghostscript", pkgver:"9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libgs9", pkgver:"9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ghostscript / libgs9");
}

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1) 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 Ubuntu Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1) plugin ID 117595.
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 ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - ubuntu_USN-3768-1.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 ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

USN | Ubuntu Security Notice:

3768-1

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

117487 - Debian DLA-1504-1 : ghostscript security update
117495 - Slackware 14.2 / current : ghostscript (SSA:2018-256-01)
117504 - Debian DSA-4294-1 : ghostscript - security update
117596 - Artifex Ghostscript < 9.25 PostScript Code Execution Vulnerability
117901 - SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2018:2975-1)
117979 - openSUSE Security Update : ghostscript (openSUSE-2018-1122)
117980 - openSUSE Security Update : ghostscript (openSUSE-2018-1123)
117987 - openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-2018-1139)
118043 - Amazon Linux 2 : ghostscript (ALAS-2018-1088)
118118 - CentOS 7 : ghostscript (CESA-2018:2918)
118125 - Oracle Linux 7 : ghostscript (ELSA-2018-2918)
118128 - RHEL 7 : ghostscript (RHSA-2018:2918)
118166 - Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL7.x x86_64 (20181016)
118298 - SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2018:2975-2)
118350 - SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ghostscript-library (SUSE-SU-2018:3330-1)
118893 - Debian DSA-4336-1 : ghostscript - security update
119087 - Virtuozzo 7 : ghostscript / ghostscript-cups / ghostscript-devel / etc (VZLSA-2018-2918)
119132 - GLSA-201811-12 : GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
119328 - Oracle Linux 6 : ghostscript (ELSA-2018-3760)
119330 - RHEL 6 : ghostscript (RHSA-2018:3760)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file ubuntu_USN-3768-1.nasl version 1.7. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-3768-1) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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