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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : nfdump vulnerabilities (USN-9079-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 381359

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-9079-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that nfdump incorrectly handled certain input files, leading to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nfdump to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-1010057)

 It was discovered that nfdump incorrectly handled certain IPFIX template withdrawal messages, leading to an integer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nfdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14459)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected nfdump, nfdump-flow-tools and / or nfdump-sflow packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9079-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 381359

File Name: ubuntu_USN-9079-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2026

Updated: 11/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1010057

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nfdump-flow-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nfdump-sflow, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nfdump

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1010057, CVE-2019-14459

USN: 9079-1