Debian DLA-2342-1 : libjackson-json-java security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 139774

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were fixed in libjackson-json-java, a Java JSON processor.

CVE-2017-7525

Jackson Deserializer security vulnerability.

CVE-2017-15095

Block more JDK types from polymorphic deserialization.

CVE-2019-10172

XML external entity vulnerabilities.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.2-8+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libjackson-json-java packages.

For the detailed security status of libjackson-json-java please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libjackson-json-java

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/2020/08/msg00039.html

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libjackson-json-java

http://www.nessus.org/u?4a885b2e

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 139774

File Name: debian_DLA-2342.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/25/2020

Updated: 2/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7525

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjackson-json-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjackson-json-java-doc

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7525, CVE-2019-10172