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SuSE 10 Security Update : xntp (ZYPP Patch Number 6718)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49932

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

By sending specially crafted NTP packets attackers could make ntpd flood it's log file with error messages or even run into an endless loop. (CVE-2009-3563)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6718.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3563.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49932

File Name: suse_xntp-6718.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3563