openSUSE Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2011:0105-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75482

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Exim was updated to verify the return value of the setuid/setgid calls now. (CVE-2011-0017: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C): Link Following (CWE-59))

Solution

Update the affected exim packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668599

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-02/msg00005.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75482

File Name: suse_11_3_exim-110207.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

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: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:eximstats-html, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:exim, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:eximon

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0017