RHEL 7 : exempi (RHSA-2019:2048)

high Nessus Plugin ID 127658

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for exempi.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2048 advisory.

- exempi: Infinite Loop in Chunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/RIFF.cpp (CVE-2017-18233)

- exempi: Use after free via a PDF file containing JPEG data (CVE-2017-18234)

- exempi: Infinite loop in ASF_Support::ReadHeaderObject function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ASF_Support.cpp (CVE-2017-18236)

- exempi: Infinite loop in TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp (CVE-2017-18238)

- exempi: Heap-based buffer overflow in PSD_MetaHandler::CacheFileData function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PSIR_FileWriter.cpp allows for denial of service via crafted XLS file (CVE-2018-7730)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL exempi package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2048.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 127658

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2048.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 5/7/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18234

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: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:exempi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:exempi-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18233, CVE-2017-18234, CVE-2017-18236, CVE-2017-18238, CVE-2018-7730

CWE: 122, 416, 835

RHSA: 2019:2048

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