Debian DSA-4916-1 : prosody - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 149609

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple security issues were found in Prosody, a lightweight Jabber/XMPP server, which could result in denial of service or information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade the prosody packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 0.11.2-1+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149609

File Name: debian_DSA-4916.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/18/2021

Updated: 1/16/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32921

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32919

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32917, CVE-2021-32918, CVE-2021-32919, CVE-2021-32920, CVE-2021-32921

DSA: 4916

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