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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : gettext vulnerability (USN-3815-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 118906

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3815-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 118906

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3815-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2018

Updated: 10/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18751

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gettext, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gettext-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gettext-el, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libasprintf-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libasprintf0c2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libasprintf0v5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgettextpo-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgettextpo0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:autopoint

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18751

USN: 3815-1