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openSUSE Security Update : snack (openSUSE-2017-1277)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104616

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for snack fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2012-6303: Heap-based buffer overflow in the GetWavHeader function in generic/jkSoundFile.c in the Snack Sound Toolkit, as used in WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large chunk size in a WAV file. (bnc#793860)

Solution

Update the affected snack packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793860

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104616

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1277.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/16/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:snack, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:snack-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:snack-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6303