SuSE 10 Security Update : man (ZYPP Patch Number 3101)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29520

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in the 'man' command could potentially be exploited by users to run code as root. (CVE-2006-4250)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 3101.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4250.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29520

File Name: suse_man-3101.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/18/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4250