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openSUSE Security Update : bsdiff (openSUSE-2016-946)

high Nessus Plugin ID 92776

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for bsdiff fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2014-9862: Improper checking of input allows arbitrary write on heap (boo#990660)

Solution

Update the affected bsdiff package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=990660

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92776

File Name: openSUSE-2016-946.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/8/2016

Updated: 1/29/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-9862

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bsdiff, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9862