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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843999
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3971-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'monit' package(s) announced via the USN-3971-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'monit' package(s) announced via the USN-3971-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Zack Flack discovered that Monit incorrectly handled certain input. A remote
authenticated user could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks. (CVE-2019-11454)

Zack Flack discovered a buffer overread when Monit decoded certain crafted URLs.
An attacker could exploit this to leak potentially sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-11455)

Affected Software/OS:
'monit' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11454
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L475QJMFFI2QV5QEHAKKPVX6QX6ECUL6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HZQDHRSKTEX5MSYXNCGFTUSFGANBARHX/
https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/1a8295eab6815072a18019b668fe084945b751f3
https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/328f60773057641c4b2075fab9820145e95b728c
https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/unix/monit_xss.py
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00028.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00018.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3971-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11455
https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/f12d0cdb42d4e74dffe1525d4062c815c48ac57a
https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/macos/monit_dos.py
https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/unix/monit_buffer_overread.py
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