Debian dsa-5995 : libhsqldb1.8.0-java - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 264501

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5995 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5995-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff September 10, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : hsqldb1.8.0 CVE ID : CVE-2023-1183

Gregor Kopf of Secfault Security GmbH discovered that HSQLDB, a Java SQL database engine, allowed the execution of spurious scripting commands in .script and .log files. Hsqldb supports a SCRIPT keyword which is normally used to record the commands input by the database admin to output such a script. In combination with LibreOffice, an attacker could craft an odb containing a database/script file which itself contained a SCRIPT command where the contents of the file could be written to a new file whose location was determined by the attacker.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.0.10+dfsg-12.1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hsqldb1.8.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of hsqldb1.8.0 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/hsqldb1.8.0

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

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 libhsqldb1.8.0-java packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 264501

File Name: debian_DSA-5995.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/10/2025

Updated: 9/10/2025

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: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1183

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libhsqldb1.8.0-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1183

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