Amazon Linux 2 : qpdf (ALAS-2023-2099)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 177848

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of qpdf installed on the remote host is prior to 5.0.1-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2099 advisory.

- QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream.
This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
(CVE-2022-34503)

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 qpdf' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 177848

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2099.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/1/2023

Updated: 7/6/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34503

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qpdf-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qpdf-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qpdf-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qpdf, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:qpdf-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: 6/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-34503

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