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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : mcabber (SSA:2017-082-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 97918

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New mcabber packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected mcabber package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ccd99cf6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 97918

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-082-01.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 3/24/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mcabber, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5604

SSA: 2017-082-01