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Debian DSA-3412-1 : redis - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 87187

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Synopsis

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

Description

Luca Bruno discovered an integer overflow flaw leading to a stack-based buffer overflow in redis, a persistent key-value database.
A remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Solution

Upgrade the redis packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:2.8.17-1+deb8u3.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=804419

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/redis

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3412

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87187

File Name: debian_DSA-3412.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/4/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:redis, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8080

DSA: 3412