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openSUSE 10 Security Update : compat-openssl097g (compat-openssl097g-2171)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 27187
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
A buffer overflow condition within the SSL_get_shared_ciphers() function and a DoS condition known as 'parasitic public keys' have been fixed. The later problem allowed attackers to trick the OpenSSL engine to spend an extraordinary amount of time to process public keys. The following CAN numbers have been assigned: CVE-2006-2937, CVE-2006-2940, CVE-2006-3738, CVE-2006-4339 and CVE-2006-4343.Solution
Update the affected compat-openssl097g packages.Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 27187
File Name: suse_compat-openssl097g-2171.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/17/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:compat-openssl097g, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:compat-openssl097g-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-2937, CVE-2006-2940, CVE-2006-3738, CVE-2006-4339, CVE-2006-4343