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openSUSE Security Update : vinagre (vinagre-402)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40318

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A format string problem in vinagre potentially allowed malicious VNC servers to have a vinagre client that connects to the server execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-5660)

Solution

Update the affected vinagre package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457895

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40318

File Name: suse_11_1_vinagre-090108.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

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: 6.6

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:vinagre, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5660

CWE: 134