Debian DLA-3035-1 : libdbi-perl - LTS security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 161684

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3035 advisory.

- An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.632 for Perl. DBD::File drivers can open files from folders other than those specifically passed via the f_dir attribute. (CVE-2014-10401)

- An issue was discovered in the DBI module through 1.643 for Perl. DBD::File drivers can open files from folders other than those specifically passed via the f_dir attribute in the data source name (DSN). NOTE:
this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-10401. (CVE-2014-10402)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libdbi-perl packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.636-1+deb9u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 161684

File Name: debian_DLA-3035.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/31/2022

Updated: 10/26/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-10402

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdbi-perl

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: 5/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-10401, CVE-2014-10402

Detections

Analytics