SuSE 10 Security Update : CVS (ZYPP Patch Number 7991)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 58142

Synopsis

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

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way CVS read proxy connection HTTP responses. An attacker could exploit this to cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-0804)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7991.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0804.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 58142

File Name: suse_cvs-7991.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/28/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

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: 2/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0804