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openSUSE Security Update : ncurses (openSUSE-2019-2550)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 131278

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for ncurses fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

 - CVE-2019-17594: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function (bsc#1154036).

 - CVE-2019-17595: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function (bsc#1154037).

Non-security issue fixed :

 - Removed screen.xterm from terminfo database (bsc#1103320).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected ncurses packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1103320

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1154036

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1154037

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 131278

File Name: openSUSE-2019-2550.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/25/2019

Updated: 4/10/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17595

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses5-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses5-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:terminfo-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:terminfo-screen, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses6-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-devel-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses6, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:terminfo-iterm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:terminfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tack-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses6-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses5-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libncurses5-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses5-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ncurses-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tack

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17594, CVE-2019-17595