SUSE-SA:2006:076: libgsf

high Nessus Plugin ID 24451

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:076 (libgsf).

The libgsf library is used by various GNOME programs to handle for instance OLE2 data streams.

Specially crafted OLE documents enabled attackers to use a heap buffer overflow for potentially executing code.

This issue is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2006-4514.

Solution

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_76_libgsf.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24451

File Name: suse_SA_2006_076.nasl

Version: 1.10

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Detections

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