Debian dla-3428 : node-nth-check - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 176190

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3428 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3428-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris May 20, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : node-nth-check Version : 1.0.1-1+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2021-3803 Debian Bug :

node-nth-check, a NodeJS module module used to parse and compile nth-checks, as they are found in CSS 3's nth-child() and nth-last-of-type().

This module was vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service used for parsing.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your node-nth-check packages.

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

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 node-nth-check packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176190

File Name: debian_DLA-3428.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/21/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous 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-2021-3803

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-nth-check

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: 5/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3803

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