openSUSE Security Update : mcrypt (openSUSE-SU-2012:1354-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74781

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A buffer overflow in the mcrypt commandlinetool was fixed, when the user could be tricked into a prepared file.

Solution

Update the affected mcrypt packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779213

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00058.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74781

File Name: openSUSE-2012-713.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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:mcrypt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mcrypt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mcrypt-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4409