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openSUSE Security Update : enscript (enscript-274)

high Nessus Plugin ID 39955

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of enscript fixes buffer overflows in the setfilename (CVE-2008-3863), process_file and read_special_escape function that can be exploited during file processing.

Solution

Update the affected enscript package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433756

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 39955

File Name: suse_11_0_enscript-081030.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:enscript, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3863

CWE: 119