Scientific Linux Security Update : libtiff on SL7.x x86_64 (20201001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 141729

Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

- libtiff: integer overflow in _TIFFCheckMalloc and
_TIFFCheckRealloc in tif_aux.c (CVE-2019-14973)

- libtiff: integer overflow leading to heap-based buffer overflow in tif_getimage.c (CVE-2019-17546)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9823f0f8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141729

File Name: sl_20201001_libtiff_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/21/2020

Updated: 2/14/2024

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17546

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:fermilab:scientific_linux:libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libtiff, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libtiff-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libtiff-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14973, CVE-2019-17546