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Debian DLA-184-1 : binutils security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 82301
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Multiple security issues have been found in binutils, a toolbox for binary file manipulation. These vulnerabilities include multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows, use-after-frees and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, the bypass of security restrictions, path traversal attack or denial of service.NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/03/msg00021.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 82301
File Name: debian_DLA-184.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 3/30/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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:binutils-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:binutils-multiarch, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:binutils-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:binutils-source
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8484, CVE-2014-8485, CVE-2014-8501, CVE-2014-8502, CVE-2014-8503, CVE-2014-8504, CVE-2014-8737, CVE-2014-8738