SUSE SLES11 Security Update : gtk2 (SUSE-SU-2018:2470-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 112057

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for gtk2 provides the following fixes: These security issues were fixed :

- CVE-2017-6312: Prevent integer overflow that allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted image entry offset in an ICO file (bsc#1027026).

- CVE-2017-6314: The make_available_at_least function allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large TIFF file (bsc#1027025).

- CVE-2017-6313: Prevent integer underflow in the load_resources function that allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and program crash) via a crafted image entry size in an ICO file (bsc#1027024).

- CVE-2017-2862: Prevent heap overflow in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment function. A specially crafted jpeg file could have caused a heap overflow resulting in remote code execution (bsc#1048289)

- CVE-2017-2870: Prevent integer overflow in the tiff_image_parse functionality. A specially crafted tiff file could have caused a heap-overflow resulting in remote code execution (bsc#1048544).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch sdksp4-gtk2-13748=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-gtk2-13748=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-gtk2-13748=1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 112057

File Name: suse_SU-2018-2470-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/22/2018

Updated: 8/15/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2870

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gtk2-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gtk2-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gtk2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2862, CVE-2017-2870, CVE-2017-6312, CVE-2017-6313, CVE-2017-6314

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