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openSUSE Security Update : tcpdump (openSUSE-2020-1986)

high Nessus Plugin ID 143180

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2020-8037: Fixed an issue where PPP decapsulator did not allocate the right buffer size (bsc#1178466).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected tcpdump packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178466

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143180

File Name: openSUSE-2020-1986.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/23/2020

Updated: 11/25/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8037

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:N/I:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tcpdump, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tcpdump-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tcpdump-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2

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: 11/21/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8037