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Debian DLA-2859-1 : zziplib - LTS security update
low Nessus Plugin ID 156335
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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-2859 advisory.- Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value zzip_file_read in the function unzzip_cat_file. (CVE-2020-18442)
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 zziplib packages.For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.13.62-3.2~deb9u2.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/zziplib
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2859
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 156335
File Name: debian_DLA-2859.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/28/2021
Updated: 11/21/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-18442
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libzzip-0-13, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libzzip-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zziplib-bin, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
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: 12/28/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-18442