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Debian dla-3320 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 171690

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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-3320 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3320-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort February 17, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : webkit2gtk Version : 2.38.5-1~deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-23529

 The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine:

 CVE-2023-23529

 An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.38.5-1~deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

 For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk

 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 gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/webkit2gtk

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23529

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/webkit2gtk

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171690

File Name: debian_DLA-3320.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/21/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23529

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webkit2gtk-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-webkit2-4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

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: 2/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-23529