openSUSE Security Update : pspp (openSUSE-2017-996)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102949

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for pspp fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2017-12958: Illegal address access in function output_hex() could lead to denial of service or unexpected state (boo#1054585)

- CVE-2017-12959: Assertion in function dict_add_mrset() could lead to denial of service (boo#1054588)

- CVE-2017-12960: Assertion in function dict_rename_var() could lead to denial of service (boo#1054587)

- CVE-2017-12961: Assertion in function parse_attributes() could lead to denial of service (boo#1054586)

Solution

Update the affected pspp packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102949

File Name: openSUSE-2017-996.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/5/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pspp-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10791, CVE-2017-10792, CVE-2017-12958, CVE-2017-12959, CVE-2017-12960, CVE-2017-12961

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