SuSE 10 Security Update : Perl (ZYPP Patch Number 7508)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53894

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes a bug in perl that allowed bypassing taint mode by using lc() or uc(). CVE-2011-1487: CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N): Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control. (CWE-264)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7508.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1487.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53894

File Name: suse_perl-7508.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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: 5/6/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1487

CWE: 264