Slackware 12.1 / 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / current : dhcp (SSA:2012-258-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 62102

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected dhcp package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e723ffc4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62102

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2012-258-01.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 9/15/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:dhcp, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3955

BID: 55530

SSA: 2012-258-01