openSUSE 10 Security Update : ktorrent (ktorrent-3057)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27314

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Ktorrent insufficiently validated the target file name. A malicious Server could therefore overwrite arbitary files of the user (CVE-2007-1384,CVE-2007-1799). Another bug could be exploited to crash Ktorrent (CVE-2007-1385).

Solution

Update the affected ktorrent package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27314

File Name: suse_ktorrent-3057.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ktorrent, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1384, CVE-2007-1385, CVE-2007-1799