Debian dla-3266 : viewvc - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 169915

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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-3266 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3266-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb January 11, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : viewvc Version : 1.1.26-1+deb10u1 CVE IDs : CVE-2023-22456 CVE-2023-22464

It was discovered that there were two issues in viewvc, a web-based interface for browsing Subversion and CVS repositories. The attack vectors involved files with unsafe names; names that, when embedded into an HTML stream, could cause the browser to run unwanted code.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.26-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your viewvc packages.

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

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 viewvc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 169915

File Name: debian_DLA-3266.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/11/2023

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: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22456

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:viewvc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:viewvc-query

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: 1/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22456, CVE-2023-22464

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