Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / current : gnutls (SSA:2014-050-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72589

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected gnutls package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?56a05356

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72589

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2014-050-01.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 2/20/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gnutls, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1959

BID: 65559

SSA: 2014-050-01