Debian dla-3977 : xfpt - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 212512

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3977 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3977-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz November 30, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : xfpt Version : 0.11-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2024-43700

An issue has been found in xfpt, a tool to generate XML from plain tex.
The issue is about bad handling of input data, which may result in a stack-based buffer overflow and execution of arbitrary code, when processing specially crafted files.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.11-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xfpt packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the xfpt packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212512

File Name: debian_DLA-3977.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/11/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43700

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43700

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