Oracle Linux 5 : ipsec-tools (ELSA-2008-0849)

high Nessus Plugin ID 67741

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0849 advisory.

[0.6.5-9.3]
- fix for DoS through various memory leaks (CVE-2008-3651 #456660, CVE-2008-3652 #458846)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected ipsec-tools package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2008-0849.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67741

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0849.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3652

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ipsec-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3651, CVE-2008-3652

BID: 30657

RHSA: 2008:0849