openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516) - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 27267

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This page contains detailed information about the openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

Plugin Overview

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ID: 27267
Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516)
Filename: suse_hplip-4516.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2007-10-17
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-14
Plugin Version: 1.14
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

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Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: N/A
Patch Published: 2007-10-09
CVE [?]: CVE-2007-5208
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-hpijs

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The deamon 'hpssd' could be exploited by users to execute arbitrary commands as root. hpssd only runs on systems that have HP all-in-one devices configured. In the default configuration the problem is not remotely exploitable as hpssd only listens on local interfaces (CVE-2007-5208).

Solution

Update the affected hplip packages.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516) vulnerability:

1. Metasploit: exploit/linux/misc/hplip_hpssd_exec
   [HPLIP hpssd.py From Address Arbitrary Command Execution]
2. Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/remote/16837.rb
   [EDB-16837: hplip - 'hpssd.py' From Address Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)]
3. Immunity Canvas: D2ExploitPack

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

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CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.6 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	4.9
CVSS Temporal Score:	NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.6 (High)

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Plugin Source

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This is the suse_hplip-4516.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update hplip-4516.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(27267);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-5208");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the hplip-4516 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The deamon 'hpssd' could be exploited by users to execute arbitrary
commands as root. hpssd only runs on systems that have HP all-in-one
devices configured. In the default configuration the problem is not
remotely exploitable as hpssd only listens on local interfaces
(CVE-2007-5208)."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected hplip packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'HPLIP hpssd.py From Address Arbitrary Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'D2ExploitPack');
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hplip-hpijs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/10/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/10/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 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/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.2|SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2 / 10.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"hplip-1.6.10-25") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"hplip-hpijs-1.6.10-25") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"hplip-2.7.7-37.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"hplip-hpijs-2.7.7-37.2") ) 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, "hplip / hplip-hpijs");
}

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

• Linux / Unix:
  /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/suse_hplip-4516.nasl
• Windows:
  C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\suse_hplip-4516.nasl
• Mac OS X:
  /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/suse_hplip-4516.nasl

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How to Run

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Here is how to run the openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516) 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 SuSE Local Security Checks plugin family.
6. On the right side table select openSUSE 10 Security Update : hplip (hplip-4516) plugin ID 27267.
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 suse_hplip-4516.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a suse_hplip-4516.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - suse_hplip-4516.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 suse_hplip-4516.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

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CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

• CWE-20 (Weakness) Improper Input Validation

See also:

• https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/27267
• https://vulners.com/nessus/SUSE_HPLIP-4516.NASL

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

• 43657 - CentOS 5 : hplip (CESA-2007:0960)
• 29939 - Debian DSA-1462-1 : hplip - missing input sanitising
• 27776 - Fedora 7 : hplip-1.7.4a-6.fc7 (2007-2527)
• 27558 - GLSA-200710-26 : HPLIP: Privilege escalation
• 27054 - HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) hpssd from Address Command Injection
• 27562 - Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDKSA-2007:201)
• 67583 - Oracle Linux 5 : hplip (ELSA-2007-0960)
• 27036 - RHEL 5 : hplip (RHSA-2007:0960)
• 60266 - Scientific Linux Security Update : hplip on SL5.x i386/x86_64
• 29460 - SuSE 10 Security Update : hplip17 and hplip17-hpijs (ZYPP Patch Number 4507)
• 28135 - Ubuntu 6.10 / 7.04 : hplip vulnerability (USN-530-1)

Version

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This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file suse_hplip-4516.nasl version 1.14. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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