SuSE 10 Security Update : tomcat5 (ZYPP Patch Number 7933)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57843

Synopsis

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

Description

This security update for tomcat5 fixes a vulnerability to a hash collision attack which allows remote attackers to perform denial of service attacks. The issue is tracked as CVE-2011-4858.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7933.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4858.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57843

File Name: suse_tomcat5-7933.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/6/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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: 1/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4858