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GLSA-202010-03 : libjpeg-turbo: Information disclosure

high Nessus Plugin ID 141735

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202010-03 (libjpeg-turbo: Information disclosure)

 It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PPM file using an application linked against libjpeg-turbo, possibly allowing attacker to obtain sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libjpeg-turbo 1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-1.5.3-r3:0/0.1' All libjpeg-turbo 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-2.0.4-r1:0/0.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141735

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202010-03.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 10/21/2020

Updated: 2/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13790

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libjpeg-turbo, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13790

GLSA: 202010-03