openSUSE 10 Security Update : irssi (irssi-6304)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 39433

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Fixed a irssi off by one overflow in the event_wallops() function.
CVE-2009-1959 has been assigned to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected irssi packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 39433

File Name: suse_irssi-6304.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/17/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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:novell:opensuse:10.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:irssi, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:irssi-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1959

CWE: 189

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