Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mtrojnar osslsigncode v.2.3 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe, .sys, and .dll files.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4426 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4426-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Abhijith PA     December 30, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : osslsigncode     Version        : 2.5-4~deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-36377     Debian Bug     : 1035875

    A Buffer Overflow vulnerability has been found in osslsigncode, a     OpenSSL based Authenticode signing tool for PE/MSI/Java CAB files,     which possibly allows an malicious attacker to execute arbitrary code     when signing a crafted file.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     2.5-4~deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your osslsigncode packages.

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

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

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mtrojnar osslsigncode v.2.3 and before allows a local attacker to execute     arbitrary code via a crafted .exe, .sys, and .dll files. (CVE-2023-36377)

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

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3693 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3693-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Tobias Frost     December 23, 2023                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : osslsigncode     Version        : 2.0+really2.5-4+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-36377     Debian Bug     : 1035875

    A Buffer Overflow vulnerability has been found in osslsigncode, a     OpenSSL based Authenticode signing tool for PE/MSI/Java CAB files, which     possibly allows an malicious attacker to execute arbitrary code when     signing a crafted file.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     2.0+really2.5-4+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your osslsigncode packages.

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

    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     Attachment:
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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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
280138	Debian dla-4426 : osslsigncode - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
226482	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-36377	Nessus	Misc.	high
187286	Debian dla-3693 : osslsigncode - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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