Debian dla-3933 : dmitry - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 209532

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3933 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3933-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk October 22, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : dmitry Version : 1.3a-1.1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2017-7938 CVE-2020-14931 CVE-2024-31837 Debian Bug : 1070370

Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in DMitry, a tool to gather as much information as possible about a host.

CVE-2017-7938

stack-based buffer overflow

CVE-2020-14931

stack-based buffer overflow

CVE-2024-31837

format-string vulnerability

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 1.3a-1.1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your dmitry packages.

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

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 dmitry packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 209532

File Name: debian_DLA-3933.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/22/2024

Updated: 10/22/2024

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14931

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dmitry

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: 10/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7938, CVE-2020-14931, CVE-2024-31837

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