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Debian DSA-3766-1 : mapserver - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96637

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that mapserver, a CGI-based framework for Internet map services, was vulnerable to a stack-based overflow. This issue allowed a remote user to crash the service, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the mapserver packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 6.4.1-5+deb8u3.

See Also

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

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3766

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96637

File Name: debian_DSA-3766.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/20/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:mapserver, 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: 1/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5522

DSA: 3766