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Fedora 16 : weechat-0.3.9.2-2.fc16 (2012-19538)
high Nessus Plugin ID 63236
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
New upstream version Fix arbitrary code execution due to call of shell when executing command within hook_process Fix the security bug in the linked Bugzilla.Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected weechat package.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875181
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 63236
File Name: fedora_2012-19538.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 12/12/2012
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: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:weechat
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5534, CVE-2012-5854
FEDORA: 2012-19538