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openSUSE Security Update : libidn (openSUSE-2018-341)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 108933

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libidn fixes the following issue :

 - CVE-2017-14062: Prevent integer overflow in the decode_digit function that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1056450).

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

Solution

Update the affected libidn packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1056450

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 108933

File Name: openSUSE-2018-341.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/10/2018

Updated: 11/12/2024

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

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14062

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn11-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn11, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn11-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn-tools, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libidn11-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14062