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openSUSE Security Update : accountsservice (openSUSE-SU-2012:0845-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 74672

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of accountservice fixed a flaw in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() that could be exploited by local attackers to read arbitrary files.

Solution

Update the affected accountsservice packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=768807

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00016.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 74672

File Name: openSUSE-2012-370.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libaccountsservice0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:accountsservice, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:accountsservice-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:accountsservice-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:accountsservice-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libaccountsservice0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:accountsservice-debugsource

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2737