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SuSE9 Security Update : pcre (YOU Patch Number 11998)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 41169
Synopsis
The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Specially crafted regular expressions could lead to a buffer overflow in the pcre library. Applications using pcre to process regular expressions from untrusted sources could therefore potentially be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2007-1659, CVE-2006-7230)Solution
Apply YOU patch number 11998.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 41169
File Name: suse9_11998.nasl
Version: 1.10
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: Medium
Score: 5.8
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: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-7230, CVE-2007-1659