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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : a2ps (SAT Patch Number 9064)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73783

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

The text to postscript converter a2ps received a security update.

The fixps script did not call ghostscript with the -DSAFER option, allowing command execution by attacker supplied postscript files.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9064.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871097

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0466.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73783

File Name: suse_11_a2ps-140331.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/30/2014

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: 5.8

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:a2ps

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/31/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0466