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openSUSE Security Update : fossil (openSUSE-2017-1365)

high Nessus Plugin ID 105245

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for fossil to version 2.4 fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2017-17459: Client-side code execution via crafted 'ssh://' URLs (bsc#1071709)

The impact of this vulnerability is more limited than similar vectors fixed in other SCMs, as there is no known way to mask the repository URL or otherwise trigger non-interactively.

This update also contains all bug fixes and improvements in the 2.4 release :

 - URL Aliases

 - tech-note search capability

 - Various added command line options

 - Annation depth is now configurable

The following legacy options are no longer available :

 - --no-dir-symlinks option

 - legacy configuration sync protocol

Solution

Update the affected fossil packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1071709

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105245

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1365.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2017

Updated: 11/11/2025

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: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17459

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:fossil, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:fossil-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:fossil-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: 12/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17459