Debian DSA-4431-1 : libssh2 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 124039

Language:

Synopsis

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

Description

Chris Coulson discovered several vulnerabilities in libssh2, a SSH2 client-side library, which could result in denial of service, information leaks or the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libssh2 packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.0-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 124039

File Name: debian_DSA-4431.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/15/2019

Updated: 6/3/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3855

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3862

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssh2, 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: 4/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3855, CVE-2019-3856, CVE-2019-3857, CVE-2019-3858, CVE-2019-3859, CVE-2019-3860, CVE-2019-3861, CVE-2019-3862, CVE-2019-3863

DSA: 4431

Detections

Analytics