Debian DLA-2696-1 : libjdom2-java - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 151131

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2696 advisory.

It was discovered that there was an XML External Entity (XXE) issue in libjdom2-java, a library for reading and manipulating XML documents. Attackers could have caused a denial of service attack via a specially-crafted HTTP request. CVE-2021-33813 An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request. For Debian 9 Stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.6-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libjdom2-java packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the libjdom2-java packages.

For Debian 9 Stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.6-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151131

File Name: debian_DLA-2696.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/29/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33813

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjdom2-java-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjdom2-java

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: 6/29/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33813

IAVA: 2022-A-0176

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