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Debian dla-3542 : libunrar-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 180205

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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-3542 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3542-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany August 26, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : unrar-nonfree Version : 1:5.6.6-1+deb10u4 CVE ID : CVE-2023-40477

 A specific flaw within the processing of recovery volumes exists in UnRAR, an unarchiver for rar files. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. The target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious rar file.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.6.6-1+deb10u4.

 We recommend that you upgrade your unrar-nonfree packages.

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

 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 libunrar-dev packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?178ef3ea

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-40477

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/unrar-nonfree

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180205

File Name: debian_DLA-3542.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/27/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40477

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:unrar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libunrar5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libunrar-dev

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: 8/26/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40477