SuSE9 Security Update : ethereal (YOU Patch Number 12098)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41200

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update fixes the following bugs :

- the SCTP dissector could crash

- the SNMP dissector could crash

- the TFTP dissector could crash Wireshark (maybe a bug in the Cairo library on specific platforms)

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12098.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41200

File Name: suse9_12098.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2008