SuSE 11.3 Security Update : cabextract (SAT Patch Number 9437)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76472

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

cabextract was updated to fix two security issues :

- A potential endless loop in decoding files.
(CVE-2010-2800)

- Memory corruption due to integer overflows in buffer read handling. (CVE-2010-2801)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9437.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627753

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2800.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2801.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76472

File Name: suse_11_cabextract-140627.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/11/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:cabextract

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2800, CVE-2010-2801