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SuSE 10 Security Update : DHCP (ZYPP Patch Number 5975)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 41501

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update contains a backported patch from dhcp-3.0.7 to fix a buffer overflow which could lead to a denial-of-service condition in cases when the dhcp server is configured to send many DHCP options to clients. (CVE-2007-0062)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5975.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0062.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 41501

File Name: suse_dhcp-5975.nasl

Version: 1.11

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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: 2/2/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0062

CWE: 119, 189