Debian dla-3350 : node-css-what - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 172087

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3350 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3350-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaries March 03, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : node-css-what Version : 2.1.0-1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-21222 CVE-2021-33587 Debian Bug : #1032188

node-css-what was vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to the usage of insecure regular expression in the re_attr variable.
The exploitation of this vulnerability could be triggered via the parse function.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your node-css-what packages.

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

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 node-css-what packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 172087

File Name: debian_DLA-3350.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/3/2023

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: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33587

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21222

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-css-what

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: 3/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33587, CVE-2022-21222

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