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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891767
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1767-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'monit' package(s) announced via the DLA-1767-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'monit' package(s) announced via the DLA-1767-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Zack Flack found several issues in monit, a utility for monitoring and managing daemons or similar programs.

CVE-2019-11454

An XSS vulnerabilitty has been reported that could be prevented by HTML escaping the log file content when viewed via Monit GUI.

CVE-2019-11455

A buffer overrun vulnerability has been reported in URL decoding.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.9-1+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your monit packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'monit' package(s) on Debian 8.

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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