Debian DLA-61-1 : libplack-perl security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82206

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Apply fix for CVE-2014-5269: Plack::App::File would previously strip trailing slashes off provided paths. This could under specific circumstances lead to the unintended delivery of files. For details see https://github.com/plack/Plack/pull/446 .

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 libplack-perl package.

See Also

https://github.com/plack/Plack/pull/446

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2014/09/msg00018.html

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze-lts/libplack-perl

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 82206

File Name: debian_DLA-61.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libplack-perl, 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: 9/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5269

BID: 69185