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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : NSS vulnerability (USN-4231-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 132747

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4231-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 132747

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4231-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/9/2020

Updated: 10/21/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17006

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss3-1d, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss3-nssdb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss3-tools, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17006

USN: 4231-1