Debian DSA-5232-1 : tinygltf - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 165291

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5232 advisory.

It was discovered that the wordexp() function of tinygltf, a library to load/save glTF (GL Transmission Format) files was susceptible to command execution when processing untrusted files. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.0+dfsg-3+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your tinygltf packages. For the detailed security status of tinygltf please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tinygltf

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 tinygltf packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.0+dfsg-3+deb11u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165291

File Name: debian_DSA-5232.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/21/2022

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3008

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtinygltf1d, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtinygltf-dev

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: 9/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3008

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