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GLSA-202408-27 : AFLplusplus: Arbitrary Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 205373

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202408-27 (AFLplusplus: Arbitrary Code Execution)

 In AFL++ 4.05c, the CmpLog component uses the current working directory to resolve and execute unprefixed fuzzing targets, allowing code execution.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux 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

All AFLplusplus users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=app-forensics/aflplusplus-4.06c

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-27

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=897924

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205373

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202408-27.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 8/11/2024

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-26266

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:aflplusplus, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-26266