openSUSE 10 Security Update : curl (curl-6411)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41994

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of libcurl2 fixes the 0-character handling in the subject name of a SSL certificate. This bug could be used to execute an undetected man-in-the-middle-attack. (CVE-2009-2417)

Solution

Update the affected curl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41994

File Name: suse_curl-6411.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:curl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:curl-ca-bundle, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2417

CWE: 310

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