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Debian dla-3483 : nsis - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 178040

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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-3483 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3483-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sean Whitton July 07, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : nsis Version : 3.04-1+deb9u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-37378

 It was discovered that the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) before version 3.09 mishandles access control for the uninstaller directory.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 3.04-1+deb9u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your nsis packages.

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

 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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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 nsis packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-37378

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 178040

File Name: debian_DLA-3483.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/8/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-37378

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis-pluginapi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nsis-doc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-37378