SuSE 10 Security Update : cpio (ZYPP Patch Number 4184)

high Nessus Plugin ID 29406

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update fixes a bug in function safer_name_suffix() of cpio which leads to a crashing stack. Exploitability is unknown. (CVE-2007-4476)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 4184.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4476.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29406

File Name: suse_cpio-4184.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4476

CWE: 119