Debian dla-3762 : unadf - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 192163

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3762 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3762-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk March 15, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : unadf Version : 0.7.11a-4+deb11u1~deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2016-1243 CVE-2016-1244 Debian Bug : 838248

Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in unADF, a tool to extract files from an Amiga Disk File dump.

CVE-2016-1243

arbitrary code execution via long pathname

CVE-2016-1244

arbitrary code execution via shell metacharacters in directory names

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 0.7.11a-4+deb11u1~deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your unadf packages.

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

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the unadf packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/unadf

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1243

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1244

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 192163

File Name: debian_DLA-3762.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/15/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1244

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1243

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:unadf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1243, CVE-2016-1244