Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : mod_perl vulnerability (USN-3825-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119118

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

Jan Ingvoldstad discovered that mod_perl incorrectly handled configuration options to disable being used by unprivileged users, contrary to the documentation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary Perl code.

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Solution

Update the affected libapache2-mod-perl2 and / or libapache2-mod-perl2-dev packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3825-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119118

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3825-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/23/2018

Updated: 10/21/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2767

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:libapache2-mod-perl2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-perl2-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-: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: 11/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2767

USN: 3825-1