Debian DSA-4805-1 : trafficserver - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 143551

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Synopsis

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

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache Traffic Server, a reverse and forward proxy server :

- CVE-2020-17508 The ESI plugin was vulnerable to memory disclosure.

- CVE-2020-17509 The negative cache option was vulnerable to cache poisoning.

Solution

Upgrade the trafficserver packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143551

File Name: debian_DSA-4805.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/8/2020

Updated: 2/6/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17508

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17509

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-17508, CVE-2020-17509

DSA: 4805

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