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Oracle Linux 6 : squid (ELSA-2013-0505)
high Nessus Plugin ID 68745
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-0505 advisory.- Resolves: #888198 - CVE-2012-5643: improved upstream patch
- Resolves: #888198 - CVE-2012-5643: patch
- Resolves: #888198 - CVE-2012-5643: DoS (excessive resource consumption)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected squid package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 68745
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-0505.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: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5643
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: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squid, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6
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: 2/25/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5643
BID: 56957
RHSA: 2013:0505