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openSUSE Security Update : dpkg (openSUSE-2017-549)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100036

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for dpkg fixes the following issues :

This security issue was fixed :

 - CVE-2015-0860: Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in dpkg allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an 'old-style' Debian binary package, which triggered a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#957160).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected dpkg packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=957160

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100036

File Name: openSUSE-2017-549.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/9/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:update-alternatives, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dpkg-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:update-alternatives-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dpkg-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dpkg-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dpkg-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:update-alternatives-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dpkg

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0860