Debian DLA-3483-1 : nsis - LTS security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 178040

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3483 advisory.

- Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before 3.09 mishandles access control for an uninstaller directory. (CVE-2023-37378)

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 nsis packages.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 3.04-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 178040

File Name: debian_DLA-3483.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/8/2023

Updated: 7/12/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-37378

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis-pluginapi, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-37378

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