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Debian dla-3133 : lighttpd - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 165654

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3133 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3133-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Helmut Grohne October 03, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : lighttpd Version : 1.4.53-4+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2022-37797

 An invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) may cause a NULL pointer dereference in the wstunnel module.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.53-4+deb10u3.

 We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd packages.

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

 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 Attachment:
 signature.asc Description: PGP signature

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 lighttpd packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/lighttpd

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-37797

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/lighttpd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165654

File Name: debian_DLA-3133.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/5/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37797

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:lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-dbi, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-modules-ldap, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-magnet, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-authn-ldap, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-authn-sasl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-trigger-b4-dl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-geoip, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-vhostdb-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-cml, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-authn-mysql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-webdav, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-authn-gssapi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-modules-mysql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-mod-authn-pam, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd-doc

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: 10/3/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37797