Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2017.1096.1
Category:	SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:	SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dpkg' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dpkg' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:1096-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This update for dpkg fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2015-0860: Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in dpkg allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an 'old-style' Debian binary package, which triggered a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#957160). Affected Software/OS: 'dpkg' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-0860 Debian Security Information: DSA-3407 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07 https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/30-Stack-overflows-and-out-of-bounds-read-in-dpkg-Debian.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2820-1
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