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Ubuntu 16.10 / 17.04 : systemd vulnerability (USN-3341-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101083

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

An out-of-bounds write was discovered in systemd-resolved when handling specially crafted DNS responses. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-9445).

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Solution

Update the affected systemd package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3341-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101083

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3341-1.nasl

Version: 3.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/28/2017

Updated: 1/12/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9445

USN: 3341-1