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Debian dla-4252 : snapclient - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 242880

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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-4252 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4252-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Daniel Leidert July 27, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : snapcast Version : 0.23.0+dfsg1-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-36177

 An RCE vulnerability was found in snapcast, a multi-room client-server audio player.

 CVE-2023-36177

 Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain sensitive information via crafted requests in JSON-RPC-API. The fix disallows the process stream type.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.23.0+dfsg1-1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your snapcast packages.

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

 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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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 snapclient packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/snapcast

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-36177

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/snapcast

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 242880

File Name: debian_DLA-4252.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2025

Updated: 7/27/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36177

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:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snapclient, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snapserver

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: 7/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36177