Debian DSA-4646-1 : icu - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 134917

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Synopsis

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

Description

Andre Bargull discovered an integer overflow in the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the icu packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 57.1-6+deb9u4.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 63.1-6+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134917

File Name: debian_DSA-4646.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2020

Updated: 3/20/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2020-10531

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icu, 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: 3/25/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10531

DSA: 4646

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