Debian DLA-976-1 : yodl security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 100622

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Hanno Bock discovered that there was a buffer over-read vulnerability in the yodl ('Your Own Document Language') document processor.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in yodl version 3.00.0-6+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your yodl packages.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected yodl, and yodl-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 100622

File Name: debian_DLA-976.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/6/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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 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:7.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:yodl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:yodl-doc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10375

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