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SuSE 10 Security Update : gpg2 (ZYPP Patch Number 1834)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29451

Synopsis

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

Description

It is possible to crash (denial of service) the GNU Privacy Guard (gpg) by supplying a specifically crafted message specifying a very large UID, which leads to an out of memory situation or an integer overflow.

It is unclear if this problem can be exploited to execute code.

This issue is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2006-3082.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 1834.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3082.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29451

File Name: suse_gpg2-1834.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3082