SuSE 10 Security Update : quagga (ZYPP Patch Number 6240)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41582

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes a remote denial of service bug in quagga that can be triggered via an AS path containing ASN elements whose string representation is longer than expected. (CVE-2009-1572)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6240.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1572.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41582

File Name: suse_quagga-6240.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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: 5/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1572