openSUSE Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2011:0105-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53716

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Exim was updated to verify the return value of the setuid/setgid calls now. (CVE-2011-0017: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C): Link Following (CWE-59))

Solution

Update the affected exim packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53716

File Name: suse_11_2_exim-110207.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/5/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:exim, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:eximon, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:eximstats-html, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0017

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