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USN-4767-1: Zabbix vulnerabilities

15 June 2022

Several security issues were fixed in Zabbix.

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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 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)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

References

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