Debian DSA-4579-1 : nss - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 131784

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Synopsis

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

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in NSS, a set of cryptographic libraries, which may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the nss packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 131784

File Name: debian_DSA-4579.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/9/2019

Updated: 4/5/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2019-11745

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nss, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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: 12/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11745, CVE-2019-17007

DSA: 4579

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