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SuSE 10 Security Update : pcre (ZYPP Patch Number 4689)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 29547
Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Specially crafted regular expressions could lead to a buffer overflow in the pcre library. Applications using pcre to process regular expressions from untrusted sources could therefore potentially be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-7224 / CVE-2006-7225 / CVE-2006-7226 / CVE-2007-1659 / CVE-2007-1660)Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 4689.See Also
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7224.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7225.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7226.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 29547
File Name: suse_pcre-4689.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/13/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
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:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-7225, CVE-2006-7226, CVE-2007-1659, CVE-2007-1660