Reportlab up to v3.6.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PDF file.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Reportlab up to v3.6.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PDF file.
    (CVE-2023-33733)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0163 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-33733:
    Reportlab up to v3.6.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PDF file.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5791 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5791-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     October 13, 2024                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : python-reportlab     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-33733

    Elyas Damej discovered that a sandbox mechanism in ReportLab, a Python     library to create PDF documents, could be bypassed which may result in     the execution of arbitrary code when converting malformed HTML to a PDF     document.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in     version 3.6.12-1+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your python-reportlab packages.

    For the detailed security status of python-reportlab please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-reportlab

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3917 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3917-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     October 13, 2024                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : python-reportlab     Version        : 3.5.59-2+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-33733

    Reportlab allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code (RCE) via supplying     a crafted PDF file.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     3.5.59-2+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your python-reportlab packages.

    For the detailed security status of python-reportlab please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-reportlab

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Splunk installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SVD-2024-0701 advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-3b82f4aa86 advisory.

     - Release 4.0.4

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6196-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-553fe307dc advisory.

     - Release 4.0.4

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLED_SAP12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2688-1 advisory.

  - Reportlab up to v3.6.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PDF file.
    (CVE-2023-33733)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2561-1 advisory.

  - Reportlab up to v3.6.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PDF file.
    (CVE-2023-33733)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
250989	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-33733	Nessus	Misc.	high
239294	TencentOS Server 4: python-reportlab (TSSA-2025:0163)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	high
208931	Debian dsa-5791 : python-reportlab-doc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
208928	Debian dla-3917 : python-reportlab-doc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
201234	Splunk Enterprise 9.0.0 < 9.0.10, 9.1.0 < 9.1.5, 9.2.0 < 9.2.2 (SVD-2024-0701)	Nessus	CGI abuses	high
177987	Fedora 37 : python-reportlab (2023-3b82f4aa86)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
177902	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : ReportLab vulnerability (USN-6196-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
177799	Fedora 38 : python-reportlab (2023-553fe307dc)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
177724	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : python-reportlab (SUSE-SU-2023:2688-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
177504	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-reportlab (SUSE-SU-2023:2561-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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