openSUSE Security Update : inkscape (openSUSE-SU-2013:0294-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74889

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Inkscape was updated to fix two security issues :

- inkscape occasionaly tries to open EPS files from /tmp (bnc#796306, CVE-2012-6076).

- inkscape could load XML from external hosts (bnc#794958, CWE-827, CVE-2012-5656).

Solution

Update the affected inkscape packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=794958

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796306

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74889

File Name: openSUSE-2013-118.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-extensions-dia, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-extensions-extra, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-extensions-fig, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-extensions-gimp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-extensions-skencil, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:inkscape-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5656, CVE-2012-6076