SuSE 10 Security Update : strongswan (ZYPP Patch Number 6286)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41587

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes two denial of service bugs that can lead to a remote pre-auth crash while processing a IKE_SA_INIT or a IKE_AUTH request.
CVE-2009-1957 / CVE-2009-1958 have been assigned to this issue.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6286.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1957.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1958.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41587

File Name: suse_strongswan-6286.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: Low

Score: 3.6

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: 6/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1957, CVE-2009-1958

CWE: 399