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Debian dla-3570 : libwebp-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 181562

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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-3570 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3570-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort September 18, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : libwebp Version : 0.6.1-2+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2023-4863

 A buffer overflow in parsing WebP images may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.1-2+deb10u3.

 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/source-package/libwebp

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4863

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181562

File Name: debian_DLA-3570.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/18/2023

Updated: 1/23/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4863

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4863