SuSE 11.3 Security Update : xorg-x11-Xvnc (SAT Patch Number 10298)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81643

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

xorg-x11-server has been updated to fix one security issue :

- Check string lenghts in XkbSetGeometry request (bnc#915810) This non-security issue has been fixed :.
(CVE-2015-0255)

- Option '-showopts' now works with all drivers (bnc#883051)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 10298.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883051

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915810

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0255.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81643

File Name: suse_11_xorg-x11-Xvnc-150210.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/5/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:xorg-x11-server-extra, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:xorg-x11-xvnc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:xorg-x11-server

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0255