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SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libotr (SUSE-SU-2016:0707-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 89919

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for libotr fixes the following issue :

 - Apply 'libotr-CVE-2016-2851.patch' to fix integer overflows that used to occur on 64-bit architectures when receiving 4GB messages. This flaw could potentially have been exploited by an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the user's machine

 - (CVE-2016-2851, bsc#969785)

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Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-404=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-404=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-404=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-404=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-404=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-404=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969785

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2851/

http://www.nessus.org/u?c6ade7f6

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 89919

File Name: suse_SU-2016-0707-1.nasl

Version: 2.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/14/2016

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libotr-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libotr5, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libotr5-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 3/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2851