SuSE 11.1 Security Update : socat (SAT Patch Number 6407)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64225

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes two small security issues in socat :

- Fixed a stack overflow in commandline parsing (bnc#627475 / CVE-2010-2799) Only exploitable if an attacker can control the commandline parameters.

- Fixed heap overflow in READLINE output mode (bnc#759859 / CVE-2012-0219)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6407.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64225

File Name: suse_11_socat-120611.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:socat

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2799, CVE-2012-0219

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