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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Json-smart vulnerabilities (USN-6011-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 174172

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6011-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Json-smart incorrectly handled memory when processing input containing unclosed quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using Json-smart to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-31684)

 It was discovered that Json-smart incorrectly handled memory when processing input containing unclosed brackets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using Json-smart to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-1370)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected libjson-smart-java package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6011-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174172

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6011-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/12/2023

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2021-31684

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-2023-1370

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-smart-java, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31684, CVE-2023-1370

USN: 6011-1