SuSE9 Security Update : zlib (YOU Patch Number 10347)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41078

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

The previous zlib update for CVE-2005-2096 fixed a flaw in zlib that could allow a carefully crafted compressed stream to crash an application. While the original patch corrected the reported overflow, Markus Oberhumer discovered additional ways a stream could trigger an overflow.

This security update fixes this problem.

This issue is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-1849.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 10347.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41078

File Name: suse9_10347.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1849, CVE-2005-2096

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