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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : OpenJPEG vulnerabilities (USN-4109-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 128076

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4109-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain PGX files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly remote code execution. (CVE-2017-17480)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14423)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain PNM files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18088)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain BMP files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-5785, CVE-2018-6616)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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 affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4109-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 128076

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4109-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/22/2019

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17480

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjp2-7-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpip-dec-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpip-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpip-viewer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjp2-tools, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjp3d7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjp2-7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpip7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjp3d-tools

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17480, CVE-2018-14423, CVE-2018-18088, CVE-2018-5785, CVE-2018-6616

USN: 4109-1