SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : w3m (SAT Patch Numbers 2560 / 2563)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 50965

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

w3m does not handle embedded NUL characters in the common name and in subject alternative names of X.509 certificates (CVE-2010-2074). This update fixes the issue and also turns on verification of x509 certificates by default which was not the case before.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 2560 / 2563 as appropriate.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609451

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2074.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 50965

File Name: suse_11_w3m-100616.nasl

Version: 1.9

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: Low

Score: 3.6

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:w3m

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2074