openSUSE 10 Security Update : gpg2 (gpg2-1956)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27250

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of gpg2 fixes an segmentation fault when using the--no-armor option. This failure leads to a denial-of-service attack and may be used execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-3746)

Solution

Update the affected gpg2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27250

File Name: suse_gpg2-1956.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

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: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gpg2

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3746

Detections

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