SuSE 10 Security Update : openswan (ZYPP Patch Number 6478)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41576

Synopsis

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

Description

The previous fix for a flaw in the ASN.1 parser was incomplete and had to be reworked. (CVE-2009-2661) This could lead to crashes of the pluto IKE daemon.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6478.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2661.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41576

File Name: suse_openswan-6478.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: 9/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2661

CWE: 310