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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : bind (SSA:2018-222-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 111660

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New bind packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and
-current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected bind package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e0596a0a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111660

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2018-222-01.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 8/13/2018

Updated: 8/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5740

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:bind, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5740

SSA: 2018-222-01