Debian dla-3670 : libminizip-dev - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 186332

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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-3670 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3670-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz November 28, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : minizip Version : 1.1-8+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-45853

An issue has been found in minizip, a compression library.
When using long filenames, an integer overflow might happen, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64().

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.1-8+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your minizip packages.

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

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 libminizip-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 186332

File Name: debian_DLA-3670.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/28/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45853

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libminizip-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:minizip, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libminizip1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45853

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