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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : ClamAV (SAT Patch Number 4942)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 55972

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

New clamav packages fix an off-by-one vulnerability which could lead to a DoS condition. CVE-2011-2721 has been assigned to this issue.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4942.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708263

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2721.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 55972

File Name: suse_11_clamav-110731.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/25/2011

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: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2721