Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1) - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 137554

This page contains detailed information about the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

Plugin Overview


ID: 137554
Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1)
Filename: ubuntu_USN-4396-1.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2020-05-14
This Plugin Published: 2020-06-17
Last Modification Time: 2020-06-22
Plugin Version: 1.2
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: 2020-05-14
Patch Published: 2020-06-16
CVE [?]: CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182, CVE-2020-0198, CVE-2020-13112, CVE-2020-13113, CVE-2020-13114
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexif12

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote denial of service. (CVE-2020-0198)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13112)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13113)

It was discovered libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13114).

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 libexif12 package.

Public Exploits


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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1) vulnerability:

  1. GitHub: https://github.com/Trinadh465/external_libexif_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2020-0198
    [CVE-2020-0198]

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-2020-13113
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:6.4 (Medium)
Impact Subscore:4.9
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:4.7 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:4.7 (Medium)
CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:8.2 (High)
Impact Subscore:4.2
Exploitability Subscore:3.9
CVSS Temporal Score:7.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:7.1 (High)

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Plugin Source


This is the ubuntu_USN-4396-1.nasl nessus plugin source code. Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 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-4396-1. 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(137554);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-0093", "CVE-2020-0182", "CVE-2020-0198", "CVE-2020-13112", "CVE-2020-13113", "CVE-2020-13114");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"4396-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote denial of
service. (CVE-2020-0198)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information
or cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13112)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
(CVE-2020-13113)

It was discovered libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-13114).

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/4396-1/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:"Update the affected libexif12 package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-13113");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexif12");
  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:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/06/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/06/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 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:"^(12\.04|14\.04|16\.04|18\.04|19\.10|20\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 12.04 / 14.04 / 16.04 / 18.04 / 19.10 / 20.04", "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:"16.04", pkgname:"libexif12", pkgver:"0.6.21-2ubuntu0.5")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libexif12", pkgver:"0.6.21-4ubuntu0.5")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"19.10", pkgname:"libexif12", pkgver:"0.6.21-5.1ubuntu0.5")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"20.04", pkgname:"libexif12", pkgver:"0.6.21-6ubuntu0.3")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    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, "libexif12");
}

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-4396-1.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\ubuntu_USN-4396-1.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/ubuntu_USN-4396-1.nasl

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How to Run


Here is how to run the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select Ubuntu Local Security Checks plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-4396-1) plugin ID 137554.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. 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-4396-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a ubuntu_USN-4396-1.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-4396-1.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-4396-1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References


USN | Ubuntu Security Notice: See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 145847 - CentOS 8 : libexif (CESA-2020:4766)
  • 137419 - Debian DLA-2249-1 : libexif security update
  • 142124 - EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2020-2251)
  • 145100 - EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1083)
  • 145764 - EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1151)
  • 146696 - EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1315)
  • 149200 - EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1809)
  • 143255 - Fedora 32 : libexif (2020-0aa0fc1b0c)
  • 142928 - Fedora 33 : libexif (2020-e99ef3282f)
  • 142939 - GLSA-202011-19 : libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • 147354 - NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : libexif Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0036)
  • 147324 - NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : libexif Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0068)
  • 142767 - Oracle Linux 8 : libexif (ELSA-2020-4766)
  • 143097 - RHEL 8 : libexif (RHSA-2020:4766)
  • 159652 - SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libexif (SUSE-SU-2022:1148-1)
  • 159693 - SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libexif (SUSE-SU-2022:1168-1)

Version


This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file ubuntu_USN-4396-1.nasl version 1.2. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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