SuSE 11.1 Security Update : vte, vte-debuginfo, vte-debugsource, vte-devel, vte-doc, vte-lang (SAT Patch Number 2718)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51634

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes a vulnerability of VTE to an old title set and query attack which could be used by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-2713)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 2718.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621097

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2713.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51634

File Name: suse_11_vte-100715.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/21/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, 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: 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:vte, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:vte-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:vte-doc

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2713