Debian dla-3074 : epiphany-browser - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 164279

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3074 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3074-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort August 18, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : epiphany-browser Version : 3.32.1.2-3~deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2021-45085 CVE-2021-45087 CVE-2021-45088 CVE-2022-29536 Debian Bug : 1009959

Several issues were discovered in Epiphany, the GNOME web browser, allowing XSS attacks by malicious websites, or memory corruption and application crash by a page with a very long title.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 3.32.1.2-3~deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your epiphany-browser packages.

For the detailed security status of epiphany-browser please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/epiphany-browser

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the epiphany-browser packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 164279

File Name: debian_DLA-3074.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/18/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-45088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:epiphany-browser-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:epiphany-browser

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: 8/18/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/16/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-45085, CVE-2021-45087, CVE-2021-45088, CVE-2022-29536

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