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openSUSE Security Update : cfitsio (openSUSE-2018-383)

high Nessus Plugin ID 109238

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for cfitsio fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

 - CVE-2018-1000166: Unsafe use of sprintf() can allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code (boo#1088590)

This update to version 3.430 also contains a number of upstream bug fixes.

The following tracked packaging changes are included :

 - boo#1082318: package licence text as license, not as documentation

Solution

Update the affected cfitsio packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1082318

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1088590

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109238

File Name: openSUSE-2018-383.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2018

Updated: 10/28/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcfitsio5-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cfitsio-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcfitsio5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cfitsio-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cfitsio, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cfitsio-debugsource

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1000166