Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Mumble vulnerability (USN-5195-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183708

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5195-2 advisory.

It was discovered that the Mumble client supported websites for public servers with arbitrary URL schemes.
If a user were tricked into visiting a malicious website from the public server list, a remote attacker could 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 mumble and / or mumble-server packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183708

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5195-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 10/23/2023

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27229

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mumble, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mumble-server

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-27229

USN: 5195-2

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