Slackware 13.0 / current : gzip (SSA:2010-060-03)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44947

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New gzip packages are available for Slackware 13.0 (64-bit) and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected gzip package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2c294eb4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44947

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2010-060-03.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 3/2/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gzip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0001

BID: 37886

CWE: 189

SSA: 2010-060-03