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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : OpenSLP vulnerability (USN-4919-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 148810
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4919-1 advisory.It was discovered that OpenSLP did not properly validate URLs. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSLP to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 148810
File Name: ubuntu_USN-4919-1.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 4/20/2021
Updated: 8/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5544
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libslp1, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:slpd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:slptool, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libslp-dev
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2019
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-5544
USN: 4919-1