Debian DSA-4054-1 : tor - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 104975

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system.

Solution

Upgrade the tor packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.5.16-1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.9.14-1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104975

File Name: debian_DSA-4054.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/4/2017

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: 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: 8.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8819, CVE-2017-8820, CVE-2017-8821, CVE-2017-8822, CVE-2017-8823

DSA: 4054

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