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Scientific Linux Security Update : advancecomp on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)

high Nessus Plugin ID 128207

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - advancecomp: NULL pointer dereference in function be_uint32_read() in endianrw.h (CVE-2019-8379)

 - advancecomp: denial of service in function adv_png_unfilter_8 in lib/png.c (CVE-2019-8383)

Solution

Update the affected advancecomp and / or advancecomp-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?384bfc9e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 128207

File Name: sl_20190806_advancecomp_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/27/2019

Updated: 5/1/2024

Supported Sensors: 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-2019-8383

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:fermilab:scientific_linux:advancecomp, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:advancecomp-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8379, CVE-2019-8383