Fedora 18 : polarssl-1.2.9-1.fc18 (2013-18251)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70420

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Bugfix release fixing CVE-2013-5915, https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.2.9-released

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Solution

Update the affected polarssl package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70420

File Name: fedora_2013-18251.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 10/15/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:polarssl

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5915

BID: 62771

FEDORA: 2013-18251

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