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GLSA-201801-02 : OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 105628

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-02 (OptiPNG: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OptiPNG. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted image file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All OptiPNG users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/optipng-0.7.6-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105628

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201801-02.nasl

Version: Revision: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 1/8/2018

Updated: 1/26/2018

Supported Sensors: 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:gentoo:linux:optipng, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000229, CVE-2017-16938

GLSA: 201801-02