openSUSE 10 Security Update : libextractor (libextractor-4646)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28174

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A buffer overflow in the xpdf code contained in libextractor could be exploited by attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393).

Solution

Update the affected libextractor packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28174

File Name: suse_libextractor-4646.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/12/2007

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:libextractor, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libextractor-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393

CWE: 119