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Debian DSA-4227-1 : plexus-archiver - security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 110503
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Danny Grander discovered a directory traversal flaw in plexus-archiver, an Archiver plugin for the Plexus compiler system, allowing an attacker to overwrite any file writable by the extracting user via a specially crafted Zip archive.Solution
Upgrade the plexus-archiver packages.For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2-1+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2-1+deb9u1.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900953
http://www.nessus.org/u?e0f6b9d5
https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/plexus-archiver
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 110503
File Name: debian_DSA-4227.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 6/13/2018
Updated: 11/13/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:plexus-archiver, 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: 6/12/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-1002200
DSA: 4227