SuSE 10 Security Update : ruby (ZYPP Patch Number 7528)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57253

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update improves the handling of big decimal integers. Prior to this update, a bug in VpMemAlloc could cause a denial of service situation or even lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-0188)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7528.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0188.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57253

File Name: suse_ruby-7528.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0188