Free and open-source vulnerability scanner

Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.

Install Now

Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux

App screenshot

Debian LTS: Security Advisory for scilab (DLA-2705-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'scilab' package(s) announced via the DLA-2705-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Multiple issues have been discovered in scilab, particularly in ezXML embedded library: CVE-2021-30485 Descriptionincorrect memory handling, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in ezxml_internal_dtd() CVE-2021-31229 Out-of-bounds write in ezxml_internal_dtd() leading to out-of-bounds write of a one byte constant CVE-2021-31347, CVE-2021-31348 incorrect memory handling in ezxml_parse_str() leading to out-of-bounds read CVE-2021-31598 Out-of-bounds write in ezxml_decode() leading to heap corruption

Affected Software

Affected Software

'scilab' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.2-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your scilab packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)