Debian DLA-292-1 : libstruts1.2-java security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 85465

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

The Validator in Apache Struts 1.1 and later contains a function to efficiently define rules for input validation across multiple pages during screen transitions. This function contains a vulnerability where input validation may be bypassed. When the Apache Struts 1 Validator is used, the web application may be vulnerable even when this function is not used explicitly.

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 libstruts1.2-java package.

See Also

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/08/msg00007.html

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze-lts/libstruts1.2-java

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85465

File Name: debian_DLA-292.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/18/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libstruts1.2-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2015