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Ubuntu 23.04 : libppd vulnerability (USN-6392-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 181692

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6392-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libppd incorrectly parsed certain Postscript objects. If a user or automated system were tricked into printing a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libppd to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6392-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181692

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6392-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/20/2023

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4504

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libppd2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libppd-tests, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libppd2-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ppdc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libppd-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libppd-dev

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4504

USN: 6392-1