SuSE 10 Security Update : libxslt (ZYPP Patch Number 8019)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58616

Synopsis

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

Description

libxslt was prone to an out-of-bounds read flaw when parsing certain patterns (CVE-2011-3970). This could have lead to a denial of service and is fixed with this update.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 8019.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3970.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58616

File Name: suse_libxslt-8019.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/6/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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: 3/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3970