Debian dla-3467 : hsqldb-utils - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 177650

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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-3467 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3467-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany June 22, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : hsqldb Version : 2.4.1-2+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2023-1183

Gregor Kopf of Secfault Security GmbH discovered that HSQLDB, a Java SQL database engine, allowed the execution of spurious scripting commands in .script and .log files. Hsqldb supports a SCRIPT keyword which is normally used to record the commands input by the database admin to output such a script. In combination with LibreOffice, an attacker could craft an odb containing a database/script file which itself contained a SCRIPT command where the contents of the file could be written to a new file whose location was determined by the attacker.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.1-2+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your hsqldb packages.

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

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 Attachment:
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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 hsqldb-utils packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 177650

File Name: debian_DLA-3467.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/27/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1183

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libhsqldb-java-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libhsqldb-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:hsqldb-utils

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1183

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