Debian DSA-3978-1 : gdk-pixbuf - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 103312

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Synopsis

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

Description

Marcin Noga discovered a buffer overflow in the JPEG loader of the GDK Pixbuf library, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the gdk-pixbuf packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.31.1-2+deb8u6.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.36.5-2+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103312

File Name: debian_DSA-3978.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/19/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gdk-pixbuf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2862

DSA: 3978

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