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Debian dla-3653 : libclamunrar - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 185740

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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-3653 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3653-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort November 15, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : libclamunrar Version : 0.103.10-0+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-40477

 A buffer overflow was found in the RAR code used by libclamunrar, which could result in arbitrary code execution when processing malicious RAR archives.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.103.10-0+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your libclamunrar packages.

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

 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 libclamunrar packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4cfd21ec

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185740

File Name: debian_DLA-3653.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2023

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:libclamunrar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libclamunrar9

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: 11/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40477