Debian dla-4237 : libmdc-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 241388

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4237 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4237-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk July 06, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : xmedcon Version : 0.16.3+dfsg-1+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2025-2581 Debian Bug : 1100986

Integer overflow on 32-bit systems has been fixed in the XMedCon toolkit for medical image conversion.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.16.3+dfsg-1+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xmedcon packages.

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

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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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 libmdc-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 241388

File Name: debian_DLA-4237.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/6/2025

Updated: 7/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2581

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xmedcon, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmdc3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmdc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:medcon

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2581

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