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Debian DLA-1807-1 : vcftools security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 125413
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Webin security lab - dbapp security Ltd found three issues in vcftools, a collection of tools to work with VCF files. Different functions in header.cpp are vulnerable to denial of services due to use-after-free issues or information disclosure due to heap-based buffer over-read.For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 0.1.12+dfsg-1+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your vcftools packages.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected vcftools package.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 125413
File Name: debian_DLA-1807.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 5/28/2019
Updated: 5/21/2024
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
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11130
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:vcftools
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2018