Debian dla-4361 : geographiclib-doc - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 272231

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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-4361 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4361-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany November 03, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : geographiclib Version : 1.51-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-60751

Geographiclib is a C++ library to solve geodesic problems. A stack buffer overflow occurs when the GeoConvert tool receives a crafted input. The overflow occurs because the program does not properly validate an internal index, allowing an out-of-bounds write on the stack. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to hijack the program's control flow by overwriting a return address to point to a libc function and execute arbitrary code.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.51-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your geographiclib packages.

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

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 geographiclib-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 272231

File Name: debian_DLA-4361.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/3/2025

Updated: 11/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-60751

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:N/I:N/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:geographiclib-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-geographiclib, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-geographiclib, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:geographiclib-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgeographic-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgeographic19

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: 11/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-60751

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