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SuSE9 Security Update : XFree86 (YOU Patch Number 12344)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41274

Synopsis

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

Description

XTerm evaluated various ANSI Escape sequences so that command execution was possible if an attacker could pipe raw data to an xterm.
(CVE-2008-2383) (It is usually not recommended to display raw data on an xterm.)

Support for Matrox G200EV/G200WB cards was added.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12344.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2383.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41274

File Name: suse9_12344.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

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: 1/26/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2383

CWE: 94