openSUSE 10 Security Update : texlive-bin (texlive-bin-5221)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32184

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Buffer overflows in dvips and dviljk could be triggered by specially crafted dvi files (CVE-2007-5935, CVE-2007-5937). dvips additionally created temporary files in an insecure manner (CVE-2007-5936).

Solution

Update the affected texlive-bin packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32184

File Name: suse_texlive-bin-5221.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/9/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-cjk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-dvilj, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-latex, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-metapost, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-omega, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:texlive-bin-xetex, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5935, CVE-2007-5936, CVE-2007-5937

CWE: 119, 264