Debian DSA-4686-1 : apache-log4j1.2 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 136675

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the SocketServer class included in apache-log4j1.2, a logging library for java, is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logger application by sending a specially crafted log event.

Solution

Upgrade the apache-log4j1.2 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.17-7+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.17-8+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 136675

File Name: debian_DSA-4686.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/18/2020

Updated: 3/12/2024

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17571

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache-log4j1.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17571

DSA: 4686

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