Debian dla-4785 : zip - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 349326

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4785 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4785-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Andreans Henriksson September 18, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : zip Version : 3.0-13+deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2018-13410 Debian Bug : 903196 1005943 1077054 1093629 1143866

Multiple minor vulnerabilities was adressed together with the prime issue:
Harry Sintonen discovered that the Info-ZIP zip program is prone to a command injection vulnerability if a specially crafted filename is processed.

For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version 3.0-13+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your zip packages.

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

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:
signature.asc Description: PGP signature

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 zip packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 349326

File Name: debian_DLA-4785.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/23/2026

Updated: 9/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-13410

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zip

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-13410

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