SuSE 10 Security Update : glibc (ZYPP Patch Number 8387)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 63295

Synopsis

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

Description

This update for GNU C library (glibc) fixes multiple integer overflows in strtod and related functions.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 8387.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3480.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 63295

File Name: suse_glibc-8387.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/19/2012

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: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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: 11/30/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3480