Debian DSA-4597-1 : netty - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 132635

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was reported that Netty, a Java NIO client/server framework, is prone to a HTTP request smuggling vulnerability due to mishandling whitespace before the colon in HTTP headers.

Solution

Upgrade the netty packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.1.7-2+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.1.33-1+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132635

File Name: debian_DSA-4597.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/6/2020

Updated: 4/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-16869

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:netty, 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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-16869

DSA: 4597

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