Debian DSA-4290-1 : libextractor - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 117435

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libextractor, a library to extract arbitrary meta-data from files, which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the libextractor packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.3-4+deb9u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 117435

File Name: debian_DSA-4290.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/12/2018

Updated: 8/8/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16430

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libextractor

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14346, CVE-2018-14347, CVE-2018-16430

DSA: 4290

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