Just like Qualys Guard, we can just mark those vulnerabilities as "probable" or "possible" by reporting them with an additional custom function: security_....(). Yes!, reporting a vulnerability only from version usually in web application is majors source of false positive because the version banner is mutable. But with desktop application such Microsoft Sql Server the vulnerability is much more accurate because a service pack or a security patch modify the version banner.
Chandrashekhar B wrote: > Hello, > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael > Wiegand > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 7:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Openvas-discuss] Handling reported versions > > * Michael Meyer [11. May 2009]: >>>> Yes, I think this would be a good idea. We could define a standard >>>> disclaimer text which plugins could use whenever they try remote > version >>>> identification. >>> Ok, somebody must define this "disclaimer". Any volunteers? :-) >>> I saw that the newest plugins from secpod contains the following: >>> >>> ***** >>> NOTE: Please, ignore the warning if Patch is already applied. >>> ***** >>> >>> Is that enough? > >> I would propose: >> ***** >> This warning was generated because $SOFTWARE on $REMOTE_HOST identified >> itself as $VERSION and the authors of $SOFTWARE have declared versions >> $FROM through $UNTIL to be affected by this issue. >> Please note that this issue might have already been fixed by your >> distribution maintainers without increasing the version number reported >> By the software. If you are in doubt, please refer to the security >> announcements from the maintainers of your distribution. >> If you have identified this warning as a false positive, you can create >> a filter by doing $(CREATE_FILTER_HOWTO). >> ***** > >> What do you think? > > The first paragraph may not be needed. The proposal is to put this initially > with the description (inside if(description)). So, the variables $SOFTWARE > $REMOTE_HOST cannot be updated with the determined value as the desc > variable will not be in scope. > > I think the second paragraph is good enough. > > Thanks, > Chandra. > > _______________________________________________ > Openvas-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wald.intevation.org/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss -- Christian Eric Edjenguele IT Security Software Engineer / IT Enterprise Software Architect Mobile (IT): +39 3408580513 PGP KeyID: 0xB1654498 Key Server: http://pgp.mit.edu -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) mQENBEmka7IBCAC5e8/9BlCZR/3XHMO4DWHYoewaODmQypHqPaCfKR+BLTAy8xLZ eVJ0wwNwaLheZeLPfBqu3r/lp58xJhgYHm9gzihfqPbmJh4Dibc/d2XL9UQ1eshs K0JkTlvZtdK5Zo5VmeOZCWlKEMXzlg6HjuYUV4qokqD3qIj6/rhubjtrjlw/XA8P 6pGOFhsDZFXbn+lj80XhRdkObMnmWU6wdgJvEPx1vxvhV9D1sJgZz6FVoXAfTOb3 EjYpluEKdDod46hhF45UJ4Avc8q4DaXxmci5Kdx9rzF2tbvB3Ua6O7l5RaMGNZR2 QtVY65xVxRfAYF+yE3n+YkFQxWGlqVIajry/ABEBAAG0WkNocmlzdGlhbiBFcmlj IEVESkVOR1VFTEUgKElUIFNlY3VyaXR5IFNvZnR3YXJlIEVuZ2luZWVyKSA8Y2hy aXN0aWFuLmVkamVuZ3VlbGVAb3dhc3Aub3JnPokBNgQTAQIAIAUCSaRrsgIbAwYL CQgHAwIEFQIIAwQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJENETScWxZUSYS9QH+gOpYUPkon/D/eNm RLCbTaqJhSV6jRH9t+pomm6FiYgphCxDW96OpzA9BieiFEPHhVXAFcHkEBMlk/u0 wILqDNfBoZk3oCq0+/+Zc7z0zRZfgMHwB4czpqhUCrINEjLO0rb2Jff6Hh0C5S9w 8l+x9IiOG9hHNO8ftVr1sNHGDTAWNNZ+pcCt5ROhqiiqnZsvowO1TcDMKEGD9NTW BN+jLFGZRY9/MQsUkWoXBQ8K5S9AP1EPPbSTX68VTj0vINLTk2/XfsJlV9Vd9b7G NkhbAdrvujbqLHDSE3ALpx8sWKg2vPCUAxJJY6S6danpw/XPGKkpcSNfqn4k8sCV e+9MJSu5Ag0ESaRthQEQALEj8eO2WCRqhOHakHhpvGQ4tFEIDS6Z3mnBaNaMc9VM i89LNYvJOgOSnWvIu8EF6Ah+PnhOayb9E3wvH+0nfOwzp6XhDor7h8WLQNL+qzk3 cPxkxdfNDaQdyJclstUqa0nIaPOJgbIRs12N6bCxhAeOKffIkrIdDqjxshTI3S3z fq7choduX8tNHoFzIIl6T+4Q0QXMT8xu5MeBHr+vxlgqNUTWOQn6Q/B6QnrVzWDA gEq4Id45vN4j18iXGqMy8/xWQg3kRHaU563zx8u+7cjV81feMDbQiC6p6nqQHsD4 U07JIVDqjbJESLdeqju6HsNzYKohi/gxhsgouPXdFTrfgkWCklAGwqT7QE0ZnL/t SVC0xpmCLneXAxWGGo27zJKVJ1/iMUgi/i4R+u2K4eQbsBXXYwh0gSxwYReTyr+C 51ugKkvYjTy+U2Fedq3lXEVtnRV02zpO/LlpJR446jRAapVH+ZF9tGMoIHg5hATZ KEzGw9x19/wQSRumTvV0HAQ0lqWW9/0n2VuwI/Sh7YHQ2j/DhyF0blFrooGyIxd2 x5+Xu1PWlYwlUbu7ZsOw1V9cqL5yv5m+w4mL+h8ytHJHHL2Cg8/3qp/QxLT7CnfX fOHAjNxGkS/QfoxEhuSwigPi/Yd51wHcaOLyUdGceOZ79ciQtPgvCFdyrDrfDhSr ABEBAAGJAR8EGAECAAkFAkmkbYUCGwwACgkQ0RNJxbFlRJhbLAgAsCBA7KmGkTmQ mjPNA7Iig8tA5S9fYavbKydNQNxPpL47GLf9V3la4P2/LPLa3rH31Bt+ScfSqAKC 5/geB5BKwmQqRomsQpjhmrpBenPjYrUYG2dEB/BOMvOyvr3dTpWtAg5CwYYnHTNy yJn7dc7whiE94ZxqFdt58K0H5/H449/VHuCJue+uzy0ldrTK8VVpK6uGgrJc5kre 2bpdGVbALpC+yeNMyXCqgGigg9gu1iHXSSGgbQfW+AhsFpiN37fPq8zDNU2C8sp3 4Y45EYRmRCZ+0a9WSRnYALRZFdvjysKfRjP3o4Ax/d4cSi6v2pT93yfoA2TQMkLF E1MQObpE5A== =7VGF -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- _______________________________________________ Openvas-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wald.intevation.org/mailman/listinfo/openvas-discuss
