openSUSE 10 Security Update : gpg (gpg-2353)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 27246

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- Specially crafted files could overflow a buffer when gpg2 was used in interactive mode (CVE-2006-6169).

- Specially crafted files could modify a function pointer and execute code this way (CVE-2006-6235).

Solution

Update the affected gpg package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 27246

File Name: suse_gpg-2353.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

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: 5.8

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:gpg, 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: 12/7/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6169, CVE-2006-6235