Debian dla-3127 : libhttp-daemon-perl - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 165685

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3127 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3127-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz September 30, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libhttp-daemon-perl Version : 6.01-3+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-31081

An issue has been found in libhttp-daemon-perl, a simple http server class.
Due to insufficient Content-Length: handling in HTTP-header an attacker could gain privileged access to APIs or poison intermediate caches.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 6.01-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libhttp-daemon-perl packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the libhttp-daemon-perl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 165685

File Name: debian_DLA-3127.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

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: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31081

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:libhttp-daemon-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: 9/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31081

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