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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libcaca Vulnerability (SSA:2023-284-04)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 182949

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to libcaca.

Description

The version of libcaca installed on the remote host is prior to 0.99.beta20. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2023-284-04 advisory.

 - libcaca is affected by a Divide By Zero issue via img2txt, which allows a remote malicious user to cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2022-0856)

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

Solution

Upgrade the affected libcaca package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1d8414b9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 182949

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2023-284-04.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 10/12/2023

Updated: 10/12/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0856

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:slackware:slackware_linux:libcaca, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0856