SuSE 11.1 Security Update : vsftpd (SAT Patch Number 4114)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53827

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

Certain file patterns could cause vsftpd to consume excessive CPU resulting in denial of service (CVE-2011-0762). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4114.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676259

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0762.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53827

File Name: suse_11_vsftpd-110308.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/6/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:vsftpd, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0762