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SuSE 11 Security Update : avahi (SAT Patch Number 1827)

high Nessus Plugin ID 44378

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The avahi-daemon reflector could cause packet storms when reflecting legacy unicast mDNS traffic (CVE-2009-0758). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 1827.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480865

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0758.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 44378

File Name: suse_11_avahi-100119.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/2/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libdns_sd, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libdns_sd-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:avahi-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libavahi-client3, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libavahi-client3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libavahi-common3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:avahi, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libavahi-common3, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libavahi-core5

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0758

CWE: 399