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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891845
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1845-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'dosbox' package(s) announced via the DLA-1845-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'dosbox' package(s) announced via the DLA-1845-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in DOSBox, an emulator for running old DOS programs.

CVE-2019-7165

A very long line inside a bat file would overflow the parsing buffer which could be used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

CVE-2019-12594

Insufficient access controls inside DOSBox allowed attackers to access resources on the host system and execute arbitrary code.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 0.74-4+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your dosbox 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:
'dosbox' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-12594
Bugtraq: 20190712 [SECURITY] [DSA 4478-1] dosbox security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/14
Debian Security Information: DSA-4478 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4478
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYV27Z3QZTDHUZJLW3LDJYO7HBVIMJ5F/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12594
https://www.dosbox.com/crew.php
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1905 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00047.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1920 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00053.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-7165
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-7165
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