SuSE 10 Security Update : glibc (ZYPP Patch Number 9035)

high Nessus Plugin ID 81125

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update for glibc fixes the following security issue :

- A vulnerability was found and fixed in the GNU C Library, specifically in the function gethostbyname(), that can lead to a local or remote buffer overflow.
(bsc#913646). (CVE-2015-0235)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 9035.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81125

File Name: suse_glibc-9035.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 2/2/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-info, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-locale-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:nscd, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-locale, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-profile-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-html, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-i18ndata, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-profile, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:10:glibc-32bit

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2015

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Exim GHOST (glibc gethostbyname) Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0235

BID: 72325

CERT: 967332

Detections

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