Debian DSA-4541-1 : libapreq2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 129596

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Synopsis

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

Description

Max Kellermann reported a NULL pointer dereference flaw in libapreq2, a generic Apache request library, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service against an application using the library (application crash) if an invalid nested 'multipart' body is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the libapreq2 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.13-7~deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.13-7~deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129596

File Name: debian_DSA-4541.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/7/2019

Updated: 4/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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 Score Source: CVE-2019-12412

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:debian:debian_linux:libapreq2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12412

DSA: 4541

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