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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : DOSBox vulnerabilities (USN-5356-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 159364

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5356-1 advisory.

 - A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-7165)

 - DOSBox 0.74-2 has Incorrect Access Control. (CVE-2019-12594)

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

Solution

Update the affected dosbox package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5356-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 159364

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5356-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/31/2022

Updated: 11/3/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7165

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dosbox

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/2/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12594, CVE-2019-7165

USN: 5356-1