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openSUSE Security Update : freexl (openSUSE-2017-1082)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103398

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for freexl to version 1.0.4 fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed :

 - CVE-2017-2924: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the read_legacy_biff function (bsc#1058433).

 - CVE-2017-2923: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the read_biff_next_record function (bsc#1058431).

Solution

Update the affected freexl packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1058431

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1058433

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103398

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1082.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/22/2017

Updated: 11/20/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2924

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freexl-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libfreexl1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freexl-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libfreexl1-debuginfo

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: 9/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2923, CVE-2017-2924