SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2097-1)
🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-7204 | 7 Oct 201414:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| ctags: Denial of service | 24 Oct 201400:00 | – | archlinux | |
| CVE-2014-7204 affecting package ctags 5.8-6 | 9 Sep 202115:02 | – | cbl_mariner | |
| CVE-2014-7204 | 7 Oct 201414:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2014-7204 | 7 Oct 201414:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 69-1] exuberant-ctags security update | 3 Oct 201413:37 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 3042-1] exuberant-ctags security update | 4 Oct 201409:34 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2014-7204 | 7 Oct 201414:00 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DLA-69-1 : exuberant-ctags security update | 26 Mar 201500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-3042-1 : exuberant-ctags - security update | 6 Oct 201400:00 | – | nessus |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.2097.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-7204");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2097-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP1)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2016:2097-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162097-1.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/899486");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/976920");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-August/002216.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ctags' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:2097-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for ctags fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2014-7204: Potential denial of service (infinite loop and CPU and disk
consumption) via a crafted JavaScript file. (bsc#899486)
- Missing Requires(post) on coreutils as it is using rm(1). (bsc#976920)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ctags' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "SLES12.0SP1") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ctags", rpm:"ctags~5.8~7.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 25
EPSS0.04276