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Debian DSA-3114-1 : mime-support - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 80285

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Synopsis

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

Description

Timothy D. Morgan discovered that run-mailcap, an utility to execute programs via entries in the mailcap file, is prone to shell command injection via shell meta-characters in filenames. In specific scenarios this flaw could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the mime-support packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 3.52-1+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/mime-support

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80285

File Name: debian_DSA-3114.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/30/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mime-support, 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: 12/29/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7209

DSA: 3114