openSUSE Security Update : v8 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1962-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74870

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- Update spec-file to fit the changes in V8 (addition of internal ICU)

- Building against system ICU

- Regenerate Makefiles before using them

- Update to 3.22.24.8

- Security fixes (bcn#854473) :

- CVE-2013-6638: Buffer overflow in v8

- CVE-2013-6639: Out of bounds write in v8

- CVE-2013-6640: Out of bounds read in v8

Solution

Update the affected v8 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854473

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00124.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74870

File Name: openSUSE-2013-1026.nasl

Version: 1.4

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: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libv8-3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libv8-3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:v8-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:v8-private-headers-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6638, CVE-2013-6639, CVE-2013-6640