openSUSE Security Update : gpg2 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0479-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48259

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

GnuPG2 was vulnerable to arbitrary code execution by context-dependent attackers because of reusing a freed pointer when verifying a signature or importing a certificate with many 'Subject Alternate Names'. (CVE-2010-2547)

Solution

Update the affected gpg2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48259

File Name: suse_11_1_gpg2-100728.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/6/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gpg2-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gpg2

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2547

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