Debian DSA-4128-1 : trafficserver - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 107120

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache Traffic Server, a reverse and forward proxy server. They could lead to the use of an incorrect upstream proxy, or allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service by application crash.

Solution

Upgrade the trafficserver packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 7.0.0-6+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 107120

File Name: debian_DSA-4128.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/5/2018

Updated: 10/27/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5660

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5660, CVE-2017-7671

DSA: 4128

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