SuSE9 Security Update : quagga (YOU Patch Number 12685)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53250

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This security update of quagga fixes :

- Direct BGP peers can send malformed extended communities which lead to a NULL pointer dereference.
(CVE-2010-1674)

- A malformed AS_PATHLIMIT path attribute will cause a session reset in Quagga. This malformed package is forwarded by other routers and can be used to take 'all' Quagga routers off the Internet with one single announcement. (feature removed). (CVE-2010-1675)

- CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.4 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P):
Buffer Errors (CWE-119). (CVE-2010-2948)

- CVSS v2 Base Score: 1.8 (AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).
(CVE-2010-2949)

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12685.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53250

File Name: suse9_12685.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/1/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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: 2/28/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1674, CVE-2010-1675, CVE-2010-2948, CVE-2010-2949

CWE: 119

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