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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : openswan (SAT Patch Number 5424)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57125

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Synopsis

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

Description

openswan's crypto helper was prone to an use-after-free flaw which could potentially allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2011-4073, bnc#727002). Additionally, the following issues have been fixed :

 - AH handshake problems (bnc#713986),

 - potential dereference of no longer valid pointers,

 - mode handling issues

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5424.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713986

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727002

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4073.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57125

File Name: suse_11_openswan-111114.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2011

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: 3.6

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:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openswan-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openswan

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4073