Fedora 18 : libssh-0.5.3-1.fc18 (2012-18610)

high Nessus Plugin ID 63054

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This is an important SECURITY and maintenance release in order to address CVE-2012-4559, CVE-2012-4560, CVE-2012-4561 and CVE-2012-4562.

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Solution

Update the affected libssh package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63054

File Name: fedora_2012-18610.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 11/27/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libssh

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4559, CVE-2012-4560, CVE-2012-4561, CVE-2012-4562

BID: 56604

FEDORA: 2012-18610

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