USN-4767-1: Zabbix vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 June 2022

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Zabbix.


Packages

  • zabbix - Open-source monitoring software tool for diverse IT components

Details

Fu Chuang discovered that Zabbix did not properly parse IPs. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM.
(CVE-2020-11800)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain requests. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-2824, CVE-2017-2825)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain XML files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files or
potentially execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-3005)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain inputs. A...

Fu Chuang discovered that Zabbix did not properly parse IPs. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM.
(CVE-2020-11800)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain requests. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-2824, CVE-2017-2825)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain XML files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files or
potentially execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-3005)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-10134, CVE-2016-4338)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled the request parameter. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect requests to
external links. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-10742)

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled failed login attempts. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to enumerate users.
(CVE-2019-15132)

It was discovered that Zabbix did not properly validate input. A remote
attacker could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-15803)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal zabbix-java-gateway –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-frontend-php –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-proxy-mysql –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-server-pgsql –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-server-mysql –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-proxy-pgsql –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-proxy-sqlite3 –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
zabbix-agent –  1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 bionic zabbix-java-gateway –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-frontend-php –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-proxy-mysql –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-server-pgsql –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-server-mysql –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-proxy-pgsql –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-proxy-sqlite3 –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
zabbix-agent –  1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
16.04 xenial zabbix-java-gateway –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-frontend-php –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-proxy-mysql –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-server-pgsql –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-server-mysql –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-proxy-pgsql –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-proxy-sqlite3 –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
zabbix-agent –  1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3  
14.04 trusty zabbix-java-gateway –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-frontend-php –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-proxy-mysql –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-server-pgsql –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-server-mysql –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-proxy-pgsql –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-proxy-sqlite3 –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  
zabbix-agent –  1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm4  

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