SUSE-SA:2005:013: cyrus-sasl,cyrus-sasl2

high Nessus Plugin ID 17271

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:013 (cyrus-sasl,cyrus-sasl2).

cyrus-sasl is a library providing authentication services.

A buffer overflow in the digestmda5 code was identified that could lead to a remote attacker executing code in the context of the service using sasl authentication.

This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-0373.

Solution

http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_13_cyrus_sasl.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17271

File Name: suse_SA_2005_013.nasl

Version: 1.11

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 3/4/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0373

Detections

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