Debian dla-3224 : libhttp-parser-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 168405

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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-3224 advisory.

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3224-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta December 05, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : http-parser Version : 2.8.1-1+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2020-8287 Debian Bug : 1016690

There was a potential HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in http-parser, a popular library for parsing HTTP messages.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.1-1+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your http-parser packages.

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

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-parser-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 168405

File Name: debian_DLA-3224.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/5/2022

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-2020-8287

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-parser-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libhttp-parser2.8

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: 12/5/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8287

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