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openSUSE Security Update : pspp / spread-sheet-widget (openSUSE-2019-198)

high Nessus Plugin ID 122298

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for pspp to version 1.2.0 fixes the following issues: 	
Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2018-20230: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in read_bytes_internal function that could lead to denial-of-service (bsc#1120061).

Other bug fixes and changes :

 - Add upstream patch to avoid compiling with old Texinfo 4.13.

 - New experimental command SAVE DATA COLLECTION to save MDD files.

 - MTIME and YMDHMS variable formats now supported.

 - Spread sheet rendering now done via spread-sheet-widget.

This update introduces a new package called spread-sheet-widget as dependency.

Solution

Update the affected pspp / spread-sheet-widget packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120061

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122298

File Name: openSUSE-2019-198.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/19/2019

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: 6.7

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 v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:libspread-sheet-widget0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libspread-sheet-widget0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:spread-sheet-widget-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:spread-sheet-widget-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0

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: 3/23/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20230