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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current htdig Vulnerability (SSA:2024-206-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 204679

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to htdig.

Description

The version of htdig installed on the remote host is prior to 3.2.0b6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-206-01 advisory.

 New htdig packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the htdig security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected htdig package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?943fea44

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 204679

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-206-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/25/2024

Updated: 7/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-6110

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:htdig, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6110