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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Apache Ant vulnerability (USN-3721-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 111330

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

Danny Grander discovered that Apache Ant incorrectly handled certain compressed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3721-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111330

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3721-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/25/2018

Updated: 10/20/2023

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

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10886

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ant, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ant-gcj, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ant-optional, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ant-optional-gcj, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10886

USN: 3721-1