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openSUSE 10 Security Update : memcached (memcached-6397)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 42022

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of memcached fixes a signedness problem which may lead to a buffer too small to hold all data received from the network, this may allow arbitrary remote code execution. (CVE-2009-2415) Additionally an information leak was fixed (CVE-2009-1494, CVE-2009-1255 )

Solution

Update the affected memcached package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 42022

File Name: suse_memcached-6397.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/6/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:memcached, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1255, CVE-2009-1494, CVE-2009-2415

CWE: 189, 200