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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2023.3516
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3516-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'burp' package(s) announced via the DLA-3516-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'burp' package(s) announced via the DLA-3516-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the version of yajl bundled with burp, a simple cross-platform network BackUp and Restore Program. yajl is a JSON parser and small validating JSON generator.

CVE-2017-16516

When a crafted JSON file is supplied to yajl, the process might crash with a SIGABRT in the yajl_string_decode function in yajl_encode.c. This potentially results in a denial of service.

CVE-2022-24795

The 1.x branch and the 2.x branch of `yajl` contain an integer overflow which leads to subsequent heap memory corruption when dealing with large (~
2GB) inputs.

CVE-2023-33460

There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function, which potentially cause the server to run out of memory and crash.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.32-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your burp packages.

For the detailed security status of burp please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

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:
'burp' package(s) on Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-16516
https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/issues/176
https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00003.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-24795
https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/security/advisories/GHSA-jj47-x69x-mxrm
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLE3C4CECEJ4EUYI56KXI6OWACWXX7WN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YO32YDJ74DADC7CMJNLSLBVWN5EXGF5J/
https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/blob/7168bd79b888900aa94523301126f968a93eb3a6/ext/yajl/yajl_buf.c#L64
https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/commit/7168bd79b888900aa94523301126f968a93eb3a6
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