Debian dla-4199 : php-tcpdf - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 237717

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4199 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4199-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Santiago Ruano Rincn May 31, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : tcpdf Version : 6.3.5+dfsg1-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2024-22640 CVE-2024-22641 CVE-2024-32489 CVE-2024-51058 CVE-2024-56519 CVE-2024-56520 CVE-2024-56522 CVE-2024-56527

Multiple security issues were discovered in TCPDF, a PHP class for generating PDF files on-the-fly, which may result in denial of service, cross-site scripting or information disclosure.

CVE-2024-22640

ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) if parsing an untrusted HTML page with a crafted color.

CVE-2024-22641

ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) when parsing a specially crafted SVG file.

CVE-2024-32489

TCPDF mishandles calls that use HTML syntax.

CVE-2024-51058

Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability through the <img> src tag.

CVE-2024-56519

setSVGStyles does not sanitize the SVG font-family attribute.

CVE-2024-56520

TCPDF, throught its use of tc-lib-pdf-font, mishandles fonts like FontBBox for Type 1 and misparses TrueType fonts.

CVE-2024-56522

The unserializeTCPDFtag() function doesn't make use of constant-time function to compare TCPDF tag hashes.

CVE-2024-56527

The Error() function lacks an htmlspecialchars call for the error message.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 6.3.5+dfsg1-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdf packages.

For the detailed security status of tcpdf please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tcpdf

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the php-tcpdf packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 237717

File Name: debian_DLA-4199.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/3/2025

Updated: 6/3/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56522

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-51058

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php-tcpdf

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: 5/31/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-22640, CVE-2024-22641, CVE-2024-32489, CVE-2024-51058, CVE-2024-56519, CVE-2024-56520, CVE-2024-56522, CVE-2024-56527

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