Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270) - Nessus

Medium Plugin ID: 65619

This page contains detailed information about the Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270) 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: 65619
Name: Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270)
Filename: fedora_2013-3270.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2013-03-20
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-11
Plugin Version: 1.12
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Medium
Vulnerability Published: N/A
Patch Published: 2013-03-02
CVE [?]: CVE-2013-1775, CVE-2013-1776
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:sudo

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- update to 1.8.6p7

- fixes CVE-2013-1775 and CVE-2013-1776

- fixed several packaging issues (thanks to ville.skytta at iki.fi)

- build with system zlib.

- let rpmbuild strip libexecdir/*.so.

- own the %%{_docdir}/sudo-* dir.

- fix some rpmlint warnings (spaces vs tabs, unescaped macros).

- fix bogus %%changelog dates.

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

Solution

Update the affected sudo package.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/osx/local/sudo_password_bypass
[Mac OS X Sudo Password Bypass]
Exploit-DB: exploits/osx/local/27944.rb
[EDB-27944: Apple Mac OSX - Sudo Password Bypass (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/bekhzod0725/perl-CVE-2013-1775
[CVE-2013-1775: CVE-2013-1775 Exploit written in Perl]
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	6.9 (Medium)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	3.4
CVSS Temporal Score:	5.7 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	5.7 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2013-3270.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(65619);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1775", "CVE-2013-1776");
  script_bugtraq_id(58203, 58207);
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2013-3270");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"  - update to 1.8.6p7

    - fixes CVE-2013-1775 and CVE-2013-1776

    - fixed several packaging issues (thanks to ville.skytta
      at iki.fi)

    - build with system zlib.

    - let rpmbuild strip libexecdir/*.so.

    - own the %%{_docdir}/sudo-* dir.

    - fix some rpmlint warnings (spaces vs tabs, unescaped
      macros).

    - fix bogus %%changelog dates.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916363"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916365"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/100498.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?455f1f89"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected sudo package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/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:'Mac OS X Sudo Password Bypass');
  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:'CANVAS');

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:sudo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/03/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/20");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

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

  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/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^17([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 17.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/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, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC17", reference:"sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "sudo");
}

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/fedora_2013-3270.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\fedora_2013-3270.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/fedora_2013-3270.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270) 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 Fedora Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270) plugin ID 65619.
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 fedora_2013-3270.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a fedora_2013-3270.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - fedora_2013-3270.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 fedora_2013-3270.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

58203, 58207

Fedora Security Update:

2013-3270

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 fedora_2013-3270.nasl version 1.12. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Fedora 17 : sudo-1.8.6p7-1.fc17 (2013-3270) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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