SuSE 11.3 Security Update : curl (SAT Patch Number 9133)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74115

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This curl update fixes the following security issues :

- wrong re-use of connections. (CVE-2014-0138).
(bnc#868627)

- IP address wildcard certificate validation.
(CVE-2014-0139). (bnc#868629)

- --insecure option inappropriately enforcing security safeguard. (bnc#870444)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9133.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868627

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868629

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870444

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0138.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0139.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74115

File Name: suse_11_curl-140415.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/21/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libcurl4-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:curl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libcurl4

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2014-0139