Debian DLA-31-1 : reportbug security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82179

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Fix CVE-2014-0479: Arbitrary code execution in compare_versions. A man-in-the-middle attacker could put shell metacharacters in the version number, causing execution of code of their choice.

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

Solution

Upgrade the affected python-reportbug, and reportbug packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 82179

File Name: debian_DLA-31.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-reportbug, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:reportbug, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0479

BID: 69055

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