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Amazon Linux 2 : gupnp (ALAS-2021-1673)

high Nessus Plugin ID 151268

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of gupnp installed on the remote host is prior to 1.0.2-6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1673 advisory.

 A flaw was found in gupnp. DNS rebinding can occur when a victim's browser is used by a remote web server to trigger actions against local UPnP services including data exfiltration, data tempering, and other exploits. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
 (CVE-2021-33516)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update gupnp' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1673.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33516

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151268

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1673.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/1/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33516

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gupnp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gupnp-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gupnp-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gupnp-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33516

ALAS: 2021-1673