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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libtiff (SAT Patch Number 6579)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64198

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update of tiff fixes a heap-based buffer overflow that could have caused a crash or potentially allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6579.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770816

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3401.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64198

File Name: suse_11_libtiff-devel-120719.nasl

Version: 1.4

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libtiff3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:tiff, 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: 7/19/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3401