SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libwebkit (SAT Patch Number 4917)

high Nessus Plugin ID 55728

Synopsis

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

Description

This update of libwebkit fixes :

- XSLT file creation allowed webpages evaluating XSLT code to create files. (CVE-2011-1774)

- ZDI-11-139 Webkit Anonymous Frame remote code exec

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4917.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688691

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692619

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1774.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55728

File Name: suse_11_libwebkit-110725.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/29/2011

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: 6.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libwebkit-lang, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libwebkit-1_0-2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2011

Exploitable With

CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Apple Safari Webkit libxslt Arbitrary File Creation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1774