Debian DLA-2795-1 : gpsd - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 154733

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2795 advisory.

- gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17 and microjson versions 1.0 to 1.3, an open source project, allow a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on embedded platforms via traffic on Port 2947/TCP or crafted JSON inputs. (CVE-2018-17937)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the gpsd packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.16-4+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154733

File Name: debian_DLA-2795.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/29/2021

Updated: 10/29/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17937

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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:debian:debian_linux:gpsd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gpsd-clients, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gpsd-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgps-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgps22, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libqgpsmm-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libqgpsmm22, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-gps, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17937

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