openSUSE Security Update : socat (openSUSE-SU-2012:0809-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74659

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of socat fixes a buffer overflow in READLINE output mode.

Solution

Update the affected socat packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74659

File Name: openSUSE-2012-348.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:socat-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:socat, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:socat-debugsource

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0219

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