SuSE 11.1 Security Update : postfix (SAT Patch Number 4478)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53854

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Synopsis

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

Description

Remote attackers could have potentially exploited a memory corruption issue in postfix' SASL implementation to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2011-1720). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4478.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53854

File Name: suse_11_postfix-110504.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/10/2011

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: Medium

Score: 6.5

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: 5/4/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1720

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