SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Postfix (SAT Patch Number 4177)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53529

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Synopsis

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

Description

The following bug has been fixed :

- Postfix did not clear the receive buffer after the STARTTLS command. A man-in-the middle could therefore inject commands in the unencrypted stream that get interpreted in the encrypted phase after STARTTLS.
(CVE-2011-0411)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4177.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53529

File Name: suse_11_postfix-110318.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/22/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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:postfix-mysql, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postfix, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:postfix-doc

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0411

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