Synopsis
Nessus Agent 7.1.0 updates the following components:
OpenSSL has been updated from 1.0.2n to 1.0.2o- CVE-2017-3738, CVE-2018-0733, CVE-2018-0739
expat has been updated from 2.2.1 to 2.2.5 - CVE-2017-11742, CVE-2017-9233, CVE-2016-9063, CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-5300, CVE-2012-0876, CVE-2016-4472, CVE-2012-6702
libjpeg has been updated from 8d to 9c - CVE-2018-11214
libXML2 has been updated from 2.9.4 to 2.9.7 - CVE-2017-18258, CVE-2017-16932, CVE-2017-16931, CVE-2017-9050, CVE-2017-9049, CVE-2017-9048, CVE-2017-9047, CVE-2017-8872, CVE-2017-7375, CVE-2017-5969, CVE-2016-9318, CVE-2016-5131, CVE-2018-9251
libXMLSEC has been updated from 1.2.18 to 1.2.25 - CVE-2017-1000061
libXSLT has been updated from 1.1.27 to 1.1.32 - CVE-2012-6139, CVE-2015-7995, CVE-2015-9019, CVE-2016-1683, CVE-2016-1684, CVE-2017-5029
Zlib has been updated from 1.2.8 to 1.2.11 - CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841, CVE-2016-9842, CVE-2016-9843
libPCRE has been updated from 7.8 to 8.42 - CVE-2014-8964, CVE-2014-9769, CVE-2015-2327, CVE-2015-2328, CVE-2015-3217, CVE-2015-5073, CVE-2015-8380, CVE-2015-8381, CVE-2015-8382, CVE-2015-8383, CVE-2015-8384, CVE-2015-8385, CVE-2015-8386, CVE-2015-8387, CVE-2015-8388, CVE-2015-8389, CVE-2015-8390, CVE-2015-8391, CVE-2015-8392, CVE-2015-8394, CVE-2015-8395, CVE-2016-1283, CVE-2016-3191, CVE-2017-6004, CVE-2017-7186, CVE-2017-7244, CVE-2017-7245, CVE-2017-7246
Note: The CVSSv2 score used in this advisory reflects CVE-2015-8391, as it is considered the highest risk. To view information on the remaining CVE IDs mentioned above, please visit https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search.
Solution
Tenable has released Nessus Agent version 7.1.0 to address these third-party vulnerabilities. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents)Additional References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/searchhttps://docs.tenable.com/releasenotes/nessus/nessus711.htm
https://docs.tenable.com/releasenotes/nessusagent/agent710.htm
https://docs.tenable.com/NessusAgent.htm
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