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SUSE-SA:2003:017: file

high Nessus Plugin ID 13787

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2003:017 (file).


The file command can be used to determine the type of files.
iDEFENSE published a security report about a buffer overflow in the handling-routines for the ELF file-format.
In conjunction with other mechanisms like print-filters, cron-jobs, eMail-scanners (like AMaViS) and alike this vulnerability can be used to gain higher privileges or to compromise the system remotely.

There is no temporary fix known other then updating the system.

Please download the update package for your distribution and verify its integrity by the methods listed in section 3) of this announcement.
Then, install the package using the command 'rpm -Fhv file.rpm' to apply the update.

Solution

http://www.suse.de/security/2003_017_file.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13787

File Name: suse_SA_2003_017.nasl

Version: 1.23

Agent: unix

Published: 7/25/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0102, CVE-2003-1092

BID: 7008, 7009