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openSUSE Security Update : nut (openSUSE-SU-2012:1069-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74730

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The nut upsd is prone to multiple flaws that allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending unexpected data.

Solution

Update the affected nut packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=764699

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00049.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74730

File Name: openSUSE-2012-539.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

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: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-drivers-net, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libupsclient1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-cgi, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libupsclient1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-drivers-net-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut-cgi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nut, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2944