In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

An update of the traceroute package has been released.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:3211 advisory.

    * traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

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

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

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-3211 advisory.

    [3:2.1.0-8]
    - add gating.yaml

    [3:2.1.0-7]
    - fix improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

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

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3211 advisory.

    The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or     Internet) host.

    Security Fix(es):

    * traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2024:3211 advisory.

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

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

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-2483 advisory.

    [3:2.1.0-18]
    - add gating.yaml

    [3:2.1.0-17]
    - fix improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

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

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2483 advisory.

    The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or     Internet) host.

    Security Fix(es):

    * traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

The version of traceroute installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.22-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2423 advisory.

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

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

According to the versions of the traceroute package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the traceroute package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-452 advisory.

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4623-1 advisory.

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

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

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6478-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command line arguments. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

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

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

The version of traceroute installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-46316 advisory.

  - In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command     lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
204462	Photon OS 5.0: Traceroute PHSA-2023-5.0-0135	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
204165	Photon OS 4.0: Traceroute PHSA-2023-4.0-0506	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
200583	Rocky Linux 8 : traceroute (RLSA-2024:3211)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
198032	Oracle Linux 8 : traceroute (ELSA-2024-3211)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
197774	RHEL 8 : traceroute (RHSA-2024:3211)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
197663	CentOS 8 : traceroute (CESA-2024:3211)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
196317	RHEL 7 : traceroute (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
196264	RHEL 6 : traceroute (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
195075	Oracle Linux 9 : traceroute (ELSA-2024-2483)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
194804	RHEL 9 : traceroute (RHSA-2024:2483)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
189349	Amazon Linux 2 : traceroute (ALAS-2024-2423)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
188688	EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.0 : traceroute (EulerOS-SA-2024-1023)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188579	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : traceroute (EulerOS-SA-2023-3319)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188471	EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.1 : traceroute (EulerOS-SA-2024-1049)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188096	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : traceroute (EulerOS-SA-2023-3351)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
186975	Amazon Linux 2023 : traceroute (ALAS2023-2023-452)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
186502	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : traceroute (SUSE-SU-2023:4623-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
185568	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : Traceroute vulnerability (USN-6478-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
185500	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: traceroute (CVE-2023-46316)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	medium

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