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Debian DSA-4696-1 : nodejs - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 137208

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Synopsis

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

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Node.js, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the nodejs packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 10.21.0~dfsg-1~deb10u1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=962145

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nodejs

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/nodejs

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4696

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 137208

File Name: debian_DSA-4696.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/8/2020

Updated: 3/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8174

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nodejs

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: 6/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11080, CVE-2020-8174

DSA: 4696