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SuSE 10 Security Update : Tk (ZYPP Patch Number 4974)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31847

Synopsis

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

Description

Specially crafted GIF images could cause a buffer overflow and crash tk. It seems unlikely but not entirely impossible that this overflow can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-0553)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 4974.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0553.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31847

File Name: suse_tk-4974.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/11/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: 2/5/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0553

CWE: 119