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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : zlib vulnerability (USN-7107-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 210914

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7107-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Minizip in zlib incorrectly handled certain zip header fields. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7107-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 210914

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7107-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2024

Updated: 11/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zlib-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zlib1g, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zlib1g-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib32z1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib64z1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx32z1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib32z1-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib64z1-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libx32z1-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45853

USN: 7107-1