Debian DSA-4088-1 : gdk-pixbuf - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 106056

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that multiple integer overflows in the GIF image loader in the GDK Pixbuf library may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image 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+deb8u7.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.36.5-2+deb9u2. In addition this update provides fixes for CVE-2017-6312, CVE-2017-6313 and CVE-2017-6314.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106056

File Name: debian_DSA-4088.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/16/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 1/15/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000422

DSA: 4088

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