Debian DSA-3484-1 : xdelta3 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 88867

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Synopsis

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

Description

Stepan Golosunov discovered that xdelta3, a diff utility which works with binary files, is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability within the main_get_appheader function, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xdelta3 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0.dfsg-1+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.8-dfsg-1+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88867

File Name: debian_DSA-3484.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/22/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xdelta3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9765

DSA: 3484

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