SuSE 10 Security Update : dhcp (ZYPP Patch Number 8245)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61595

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update of dhcp fixed two security vulnerabilities :

- Malformed client identifiers could cause a Denial of Service (excessive CPU consumption), effectively causing further client requests to not be processed anymore.
(CVE-2012-3571)

- Two unspecified memory leaks. (CVE-2012-3954)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 8245.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61595

File Name: suse_dhcp-8245.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/20/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

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: 8/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3571, CVE-2012-3954

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