Debian DSA-4095-1 : gcab - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 106319

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that gcab, a Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool, is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability when extracting .cab files. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial-of-service or, potentially the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running gcab, if a specially crafted .cab file is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the gcab packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7-2+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106319

File Name: debian_DSA-4095.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/25/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

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: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5345

DSA: 4095

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