openSUSE 10 Security Update : kvirc (kvirc-3953)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27315

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A bug in the IRC-URI parser allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URI in kvirc (CVE-2007-2951).

Solution

Update the affected kvirc package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27315

File Name: suse_kvirc-3953.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kvirc, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2951

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