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Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : rxvt (SSA:2017-121-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99917

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New rxvt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected rxvt package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b73ee7f4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99917

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-121-01.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 5/2/2017

Updated: 12/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7483

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:rxvt, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7483

SSA: 2017-121-01