SuSE 11.1 Security Update : openssl (SAT Patch Number 6245)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64184

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update of openssl fixes an integer conversation issue which could cause a heap-based memory corruption. (CVE-2012-2110)

Additionally, a check for negative buffer length values was added (CVE-2012-2131) and the stack made non-executable by marking the enhanced Intel SSSE3 assembler code as not needing executable stack.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6245.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755395

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758060

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2110.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2131.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64184

File Name: suse_11_libopenssl-devel-120503.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:libopenssl0_9_8-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libopenssl0_9_8, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openssl-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openssl, 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: 5/3/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2110, CVE-2012-2131