Debian DLA-147-1 : wpasupplicant security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82130

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that wpasupplicant could be tricked into executing arbitrary commands when calling action scripts.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected wpagui, and wpasupplicant packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 82130

File Name: debian_DLA-147.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wpagui, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wpasupplicant, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3686

BID: 70396

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