openSUSE 10 Security Update : tcpdump (tcpdump-4036)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27466

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a buffer overlow that could be triggered when displaying BGP packets (CVE-2007-3798).

Solution

Update the affected tcpdump package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27466

File Name: suse_tcpdump-4036.nasl

Version: 1.14

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: High

Score: 7.4

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: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tcpdump, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3798

CWE: 189

Detections

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