Debian DSA-3178-1 : unace - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81598

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Jakub Wilk discovered that unace, an utility to extract, test and view .ace archives, contained an integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ace archive, an attacker could cause a denial of service (application crash) or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the unace packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2b-10+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2b-12.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81598

File Name: debian_DSA-3178.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/3/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:unace, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2063

BID: 72721

DSA: 3178

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