openSUSE 10 Security Update : sylpheed-claws (sylpheed-claws-4511)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27461

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a format string bug in the inc_put_error() function.
This bug is triggered when error messages from the POP3 server are displayed and can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2007-2958)

Solution

Update the affected sylpheed-claws package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27461

File Name: suse_sylpheed-claws-4511.nasl

Version: 1.13

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: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sylpheed-claws, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2958

Detections

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