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Amazon Linux 2 : hsqldb (ALAS-2024-2557)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 198272
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of hsqldb installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8.1.3-15. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2557 advisory.A flaw was found in the Libreoffice package. An attacker can craft an odb containing a database/script file with a SCRIPT command where the contents of the file could be written to a new file whose location was determined by the attacker. (CVE-2023-1183)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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
Run 'yum update hsqldb' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2557.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 198272
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2557.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/31/2024
Updated: 5/31/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1183
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:hsqldb-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:hsqldb-manual, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:hsqldb, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:hsqldb-javadoc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-1183