SuSE 10 Security Update : mutt (ZYPP Patch Number 3752)

low Nessus Plugin ID 29523

Synopsis

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

Description

This update of mutt fixes a vulnerability in the APOP implementation that allows an active attacker to guess three bytes of the password.
(CVE-2007-1558)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 3752.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1558.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 29523

File Name: suse_mutt-3752.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

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: 6/22/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1558