Debian DLA-369-1 : pygments security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87382

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that there was a shell injection vulnerability in pygments, a syntax highlighting package written in Python.

For Debian 6 Squeeze, this issue has been fixed in pygments version 1.3.1+dfsg-1+deb6u11.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected python-pygments package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87382

File Name: debian_DLA-369.nasl

Version: 2.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/16/2015

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: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pygments, 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: 12/15/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8557

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