Debian DSA-3255-1 : zeromq3 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83335

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that libzmq, a lightweight messaging kernel, is susceptible to a protocol downgrade attack on sockets using the ZMTP v3 protocol. This could allow remote attackers to bypass ZMTP v3 security mechanisms by sending ZMTP v2 or earlier headers.

Solution

Upgrade the zeromq3 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.5+dfsg-2+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83335

File Name: debian_DSA-3255.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/12/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zeromq3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9721

BID: 74556

DSA: 3255

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