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SuSE 10 Security Update : boost (ZYPP Patch Number 8210)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59983

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Synopsis

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

Description

Two problems have been fixed in the boost library :

 - boost::pool's ordered_malloc could have overflowed when calculating the allocation size. (CVE-2012-2677)

 - fully qualify the the boost::date_time::dst_adjustment_offsets (non security).

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 8210.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2677.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59983

File Name: suse_boost-8210.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2677