RHEL 8 : libwmf (RHSA-2019:2722)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 128852

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libwmf.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2722 advisory.

- gd: Double free in the gdImage*Ptr in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c (CVE-2019-6978)

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

Solution

Update the RHEL libwmf package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2722.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?12823651

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2722

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1671390

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 128852

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2722.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/16/2019

Updated: 4/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwmf-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwmf-lite, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwmf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6978

CWE: 416

RHSA: 2019:2722