Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : gzip (SSA:2006-262-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 22421

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New gzip packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix possible security issues.

Solution

Update the affected gzip package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?366c264f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22421

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2006-262-01.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 9/22/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gzip, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0758, CVE-2005-0988, CVE-2005-1228, CVE-2006-4334, CVE-2006-4335, CVE-2006-4336, CVE-2006-4337, CVE-2006-4338

SSA: 2006-262-01