Debian DLA-794-1 : groovy security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96666

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was found that a flaw in Apache Groovy, a dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine, allows remote code execution wherever deserialization occurs in the application. It is possible for an attacker to craft a special serialized object that will execute code directly when deserialized. All applications which rely on serialization and do not isolate the code which deserializes objects are subject to this vulnerability.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.6-1+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your groovy packages.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected groovy, and groovy-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96666

File Name: debian_DLA-794.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/23/2017

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: 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:groovy-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:groovy

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6814

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