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openSUSE Security Update : libcares2 (openSUSE-2017-810)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101543

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libcares2 fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2017-1000381: A NAPTR parser out of bounds access was fixed that could lead to crashes. (bsc#1044946)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libcares2 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044946

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101543

File Name: openSUSE-2017-810.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/14/2017

Updated: 12/11/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000381

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcares2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcares-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcares2-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcares2-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcares2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcares2-debugsource

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000381