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Debian dla-3700 : libcjson-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 214482

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3700 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3700-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz December 30, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : cjson Version : 1.7.10-1.1+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2023-50471


 An issue has been found in cjson, an ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C. The issue is related to a segmentation violation in function cJSON_InsertItemInArray().



 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.10-1.1+deb10u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your cjson packages.

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

 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 libcjson-dev packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50471

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/cjson

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/cjson

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214482

File Name: debian_DLA-3700.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/22/2025

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-50471

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcjson-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcjson1

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: 12/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-50471