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SuSE 10 Security Update : OpenSSH (ZYPP Patch Number 5627)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34321

Synopsis

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

Description

Due to a faulty signal handler repeated login attempts could exhaust the maximum allowed connections and prevent further logins.
(CVE-2008-4109)

A problem where utmp entries where not deleted when users logged out was also fixed.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5627.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4109.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34321

File Name: suse_openssh-5627.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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: 9/23/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4109

CWE: 264