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openSUSE Security Update : curl (curl-1180)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40643

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of libcurl2 fixes the 0-character handling in the subject name of a SSL certificate. This bug could be used to execute an undetected man-in-the-middle-attack. (CVE-2009-2417)

Solution

Update the affected curl packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527990

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40643

File Name: suse_11_0_curl-090807.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/20/2009

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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:curl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2417

CWE: 310