SuSE 11.1 / 11.2 Security Update : icedtea-web (SAT Patch Numbers 6621 / 6626)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64155

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

The icedtea-web Java browser plugin was updated to 1.2.1 to fix security issues and bugs.

- Potential read from a uninitialized memory location has been fixed. (CVE-2012-3422)

- Incorrect handling of not-0 terminated strings has been fixed. (CVE-2012-3423)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6621 / 6626 as appropriate.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773458

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3422.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3423.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64155

File Name: suse_11_icedtea-web-120802.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:icedtea-web, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3422, CVE-2012-3423