Debian DSA-4878-1 : pygments - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 148225

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Synopsis

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

Description

Ben Caller discovered that Pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python 3, used regular expressions which could result in denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the pygments packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.1+dfsg-1+deb10u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148225

File Name: debian_DSA-4878.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/30/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27291

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pygments, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-27291

DSA: 4878

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