GLSA-202003-01 : Groovy: Arbitrary code execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134468

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-01 (Groovy: Arbitrary code execution)

It was discovered that there was a vulnerability within the Java serialization/deserialization process.
Impact :

An attacker, by crafting a special serialized object, could execute arbitrary code.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Gentoo has discontinued support for Groovy. We recommend that users unmerge Groovy:
# emerge --unmerge 'dev-java/groovy'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134468

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-01.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/13/2020

Updated: 3/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6814

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:groovy, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6814

GLSA: 202003-01