SuSE 11 Security Update : xpdf (SAT Patch Number 1140)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41463

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

Specially crafted PDF documents could crash xpdf or potentially even allow execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-0791)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 1140.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502974

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0791.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41463

File Name: suse_11_xpdf-090727.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:xpdf-tools, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0791

CWE: 189