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SuSE 10 Security Update : w3m (ZYPP Patch Number 7076)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49931

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

w3m does not handle embedded NUL characters in the common name and in subject alternative names of X.509 certificates (CVE-2010-2074). This update fixes the issue and also turns on verification of x509 certificates by default which was not the case before.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7076.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2074.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49931

File Name: suse_w3m-7076.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2074