Debian DSA-5486-1 : json-c - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 180523

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5486 advisory.

- An issue was discovered in json-c through 0.15-20200726. A stack-buffer-overflow exists in the function parseit located in json_parse.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution. (CVE-2021-32292)

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 json-c packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 180523

File Name: debian_DSA-5486.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2023

Updated: 9/25/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32292

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjson-c5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjson-c-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjson-c5-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjson-c-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: 8/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32292

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