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Amazon Linux 2 : gd (ALAS-2021-1577)

high Nessus Plugin ID 144807

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of tested product installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1577 advisory.

 - Integer overflow in the _gd2GetHeader function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted chunk dimensions in an image. (CVE-2016-5766)

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

Solution

Run 'yum update gd' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1577.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5766

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144807

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1577.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/8/2021

Updated: 1/30/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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-2016-5766

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd-progs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gd-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5766

ALAS: 2021-1577