SuSE9 Security Update : pango (YOU Patch Number 12614)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 46668

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Synopsis

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

Description

Specially crafted font files could cause a memory corruption in pango.
Attackers could potentially exploit that to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2010-0421). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12614.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0421.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 46668

File Name: suse9_12614.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

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: 5/4/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0421