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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851783
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for prosody (openSUSE-SU-2018:1627-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'prosody'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'prosody'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for prosody fixes the following issues:

This security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2018-10847: Prevent insufficient validation of client-provided
parameters during XMPP stream restarts. Authenticated users may have
overridden the realm associated with their session, potentially bypassing
security policies and allowing impersonation (bsc#1094890).

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-597=1

Affected Software/OS:
prosody on openSUSE Leap 42.3

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-10847
Debian Security Information: DSA-4216 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4216
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