SB2021090802 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Nessus Agent

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SB2021090802 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Nessus Agent

Published: September 8, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021090802
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20117)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20118)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user on the local network can execute arbitrary code on the affected system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References