xfpt versions prior to 1.01 fails to handle appropriately some parameters inside the input data, resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. When a user of the affected product is tricked to process a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the user's environment.

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

  - xfpt versions prior to 1.01 fails to handle appropriately some parameters inside the input data, resulting     in a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. When a user of the affected product is tricked to process     a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the user's environment. (CVE-2024-43700)

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

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7192-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that xfpt did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were     tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the     application to crash or 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 Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3977 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3977-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                    Thorsten Alteholz     November 30, 2024                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : xfpt     Version        : 0.11-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-43700


    An issue has been found in xfpt, a tool to generate XML from plain tex.
    The issue is about bad handling of input data, which may result in a     stack-based buffer overflow and execution of arbitrary code, when     processing specially crafted files.



    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     0.11-1+deb11u1.


    We recommend that you upgrade your xfpt packages.

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

    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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
256134	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-43700	Nessus	Misc.	high
213602	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : xfpt vulnerability (USN-7192-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
212512	Debian dla-3977 : xfpt - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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