Debian DSA-3855-1 : jbig2dec - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 100277

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple security issues have been found in the JBIG2 decoder library, which may lead to denial of service, disclosure of sensitive information from process memory or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image file (usually embedded in a PDF document) is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the jbig2dec packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.13-4~deb8u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100277

File Name: debian_DSA-3855.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/19/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jbig2dec, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7885, CVE-2017-7975, CVE-2017-7976

DSA: 3855

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