openSUSE Security Update : vsftpd (openSUSE-2015-197)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81623

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

vsftpd was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

- CVE-2015-1419: vsftpd config option deny_file was not handled correctly (bnc#915522).

Note: deny_file shouldn't be used to restrict access, as stated in the documentation. Please use more reliable methods.

Solution

Update the affected vsftpd packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=900326

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=915522

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81623

File Name: openSUSE-2015-197.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/5/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vsftpd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vsftpd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vsftpd-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1419