openSUSE Security Update : groff (openSUSE-SU-2011:0642-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 75857

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

groff created temporary files in an insecure way. Local attackers could potentially exploit that to overwrite files of other users.

Solution

Update the affected groff packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 75857

File Name: suse_11_4_groff-110609.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

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: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:groff, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:groff-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-5044

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