Debian DSA-4800-1 : libproxy - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 143313

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Synopsis

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

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in libproxy, an automatic proxy configuration management library, which could result in denial of service, or possibly, execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libproxy packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 0.4.15-5+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 143313

File Name: debian_DSA-4800.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/30/2020

Updated: 2/8/2024

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-2020-26154

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 11/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25219, CVE-2020-26154

DSA: 4800

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