Debian DSA-3893-1 : jython - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 101010

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Synopsis

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

Description

Alvaro Munoz and Christian Schneider discovered that jython, an implementation of the Python language seamlessly integrated with Java, is prone to arbitrary code execution triggered when sending a serialized function to the deserializer.

Solution

Upgrade the jython packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.3-3+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.3-16+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 101010

File Name: debian_DSA-3893.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/23/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jython, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4000

DSA: 3893

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