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openSUSE Security Update : ldns (openSUSE-SU-2011:1161-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75570

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A boundary error in ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal() could lead to a heap-based buffer overfow when processing RR records (CVE-2011-3581).

Solution

Update the affected ldns packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720277

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-10/msg00022.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75570

File Name: suse_11_3_ldns-111017.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libldns-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libldns1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3581