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Debian DSA-1878-1 : devscripts - missing input sanitation

high Nessus Plugin ID 44743

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Raphael Geissert discovered that uscan, a program to check for availability of new source code versions which is part of the devscripts package, runs Perl code downloaded from potentially untrusted sources to implement its URL and version mangling functionality. This update addresses this issue by reimplementing the relevant Perl operators without relying on the Perl interpreter, trying to preserve backwards compatibility as much as possible.

Solution

Upgrade the devscripts package.

For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.9.26etch4.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.35lenny6.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1878

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 44743

File Name: debian_DSA-1878.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/24/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:devscripts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2946

DSA: 1878