SuSE 11 Security Update : TeX (SAT Patch Number 2393)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 50963

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Synopsis

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

Description

Specially crafted dvi files could cause buffer overflows in dvips and dvipng (CVE-2010-0827 / CVE-2010-0829 / CVE-2010-0739 / CVE-2010-1440). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 2393.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587794

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0739.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0827.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0829.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1440.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 50963

File Name: suse_11_texlive-100504.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/2/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:texlive, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:texlive-cjk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:texlive-jadetex, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:texlive-latex, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:texlive-tools, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0739, CVE-2010-0827, CVE-2010-0829, CVE-2010-1440