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Debian DSA-2962-1 : nspr - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 76090

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Synopsis

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

Description

Abhiskek Arya discovered an out of bounds write in the cvt_t() function of the NetScape Portable Runtime Library which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the nspr packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2:4.9.2-1+deb7u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/nspr

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2962

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 76090

File Name: debian_DSA-2962.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/18/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nspr, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1545

BID: 67975

DSA: 2962