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SuSE 10 Security Update : xscreensaver (ZYPP Patch Number 3241)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29611

Synopsis

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

Description

xscreensaver could crash under certain circumstances causing the screen to unlock. That could happen for example when LDAP is used for authentication and the network connection gets interrupted for a long time. (CVE-2007-1859)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 3241.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1859.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29611

File Name: suse_xscreensaver-3241.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/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: 4/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1859

CWE: 287