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openSUSE Security Update : libXext (openSUSE-SU-2013:1009-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75028

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of libXext fixes several integer overflow issues :

 - U_0001-integer-overflow-in-XcupGetReservedColormapEntrie s-C.patch, U_0002-integer-overflow-in-XcupStoreColors-CVE-2013-1982
 -2-.patch, U_0003-several-integer-overflows-in-XdbeGetVisualInfo-CV E-2.patch, U_0004-integer-overflow-in-XeviGetVisualInfo-CVE-2013-19 82-.patch, U_0005-integer-overflow-in-XShapeGetRectangles-CVE-2013- 198.patch, U_0006-integer-overflow-in-XSyncListSystemCounters-CVE-2 013.patch,

 - integer overflow(s) in XcupGetReservedColormapEntries(), XcupStoreColors(), XdbeGetVisualInfo(), XeviGetVisualInfo(), XShapeGetRectangles(), XSyncListSystemCounters() [CVE-2013-1982] (bnc#821665, bnc#815451)

Solution

Update the affected libXext packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815451

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=821665

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00139.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75028

File Name: openSUSE-2013-487.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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext6-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext6-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxext6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1982