Oracle Linux 8 : gd (ELSA-2020-4659)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 142777

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-4659 advisory.

- Fix CVE-2018-14553 - Potential Null pointer dereference in gdImageClone Resolves: RHBZ#1811788
- Fixed heap based buffer overflow in gd_color_match.c:gdImageColorMatch() in libgd as used in imagecolormatch() Resolves: RHBZ#1678104 (CVE-2019-6977)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 gd and / or gd-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 142777

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-4659.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/12/2020

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2019-6978

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:oracle:linux:gd-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gd

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14553, CVE-2019-6977, CVE-2019-6978

BID: 106731

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