Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : opal (MDKSA-2007:205)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27623

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A flaw in opal, the Open Phone Abstraction Library, was found in how it handles certain Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) packets. An attacker could use this vulnerability to crash an application linked to opal, such as Ekiga.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27623

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-205.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 11/5/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

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: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64opal2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64opal2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libopal2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libopal2-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4924

CWE: 20

MDKSA: 2007:205

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