SuSE 11.1 Security Update : tftp (SAT Patch Number 4786)

high Nessus Plugin ID 55503

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

Malicious clients could overflow a buffer in tftpd by specifying a large value for the utimeout option. (CVE-2011-2199)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4786.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699714

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2199.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55503

File Name: suse_11_tftp-110624.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/5/2011

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:tftp

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2199