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Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / 9.1 / current : curl (SSA:2009-226-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40598

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New curl packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected curl package.

See Also

https://curl.haxx.se/docs/security.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?ebda44f5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40598

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2009-226-01.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 8/18/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:curl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2417

BID: 36032

CWE: 310

SSA: 2009-226-01