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Debian dla-3439 : libwebp-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 176521

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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-3439 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3439-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb May 31, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : libwebp Version : 0.6.1-2+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2023-1999 Debian Bug : 1035371

 It was discovered that there was a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in libwebp, a library to support the WebP image compression format.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.1-2+deb10u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your libwebp packages.

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

 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 libwebp-dev packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-1999

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176521

File Name: debian_DLA-3439.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/31/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1999

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebp6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebp-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebpmux3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebpdemux2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1999