openSUSE 10 Security Update : libarchive (libarchive-3982)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27316

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Specially crafted tar-archives could cause programs based on libarchive to crash, to run into an enless loop or potentially to even execute arbitrary code (CVE-2007-3641, CVE-2007-3644, CVE-2007-3645).

Solution

Update the affected libarchive packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27316

File Name: suse_libarchive-3982.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3641, CVE-2007-3644, CVE-2007-3645

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