openSUSE 10 Security Update : file (file-3033)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27214

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

An integer underflow within the ELF header parsing has been fixed which could lead to arbitrary code execution. CVE-2007-1536 has been assigned to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected file packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27214

File Name: suse_file-3033.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:file-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:file, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:file-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1536