SuSE 11.1 Security Update : ark (SAT Patch Number 5906)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58263

Synopsis

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

Description

Ark was prone to a path traversal vulnerability allowing a maliciously-crafted zip file to allow for an arbitrary file to be displayed and, if the user has appropriate credentials, removed.
(CVE-2011-2725)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5906.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708268

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2725.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58263

File Name: suse_11_ark-120229.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/7/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ktimer, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:okteta, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kcharselect, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kfloppy, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kcalc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ark, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kgpg, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kwalletmanager, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kwikdisk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kdessh, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:kdf

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/29/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2725