SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libpng (SAT Patch Number 5857)

high Nessus Plugin ID 58165

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in libpng was fixed that could potentially be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause an application to crash. (CVE-2011-3026)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5857.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747311

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3026.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58165

File Name: suse_11_libpng-devel-120221.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/29/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpng-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpng12-0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpng12-0-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3026