SuSE9 Security Update : vsftpd (YOU Patch Number 12690)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53823

Synopsis

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

Description

Certain file patterns could cause vsftpd to consume excessive CPU resulting in denial of service (CVE-2011-0762). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12690.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0762.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53823

File Name: suse9_12690.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/6/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/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: 3/10/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0762