openSUSE Security Update : dbus-1 / dbus-1-x11 (openSUSE-SU-2012:1287-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74772

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixed CVE-2012-3524 (getenv() vulnerability), which can be used by local attackers to escalate privileges to root.

Solution

Update the affected dbus-1 / dbus-1-x11 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697105

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00012.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74772

File Name: openSUSE-2012-670.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-x11, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-x11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dbus-1-x11-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libdbus-1-3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libdbus-1-3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libdbus-1-3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libdbus-1-3-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2012

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3524

BID: 55517