SuSE 10 Security Update : uvcvideo KMPs (ZYPP Patch Number 5514)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 51762

Synopsis

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

Description

The kernel driver uvcvideo was vulnerable to a buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing. (CVE-2008-3496)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5514.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3496.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 51762

File Name: suse_uvcvideo-kmp-bigsmp-5514.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/27/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

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: 8/13/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3496

CWE: 119