Debian DSA-3136-1 : polarssl - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 80971

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in PolarSSL, a lightweight crypto and SSL/TLS library. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw using specially crafted certificates to mount a denial of service against an application linked against the library (application crash), or potentially, to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the polarssl packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.9-1~deb7u5.

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80971

File Name: debian_DSA-3136.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1182

DSA: 3136

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