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Amazon Linux 2 : jbigkit (ALAS-2023-2305)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 183462
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of jbigkit installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0-11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2305 advisory.- A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the TIFF File Handler of tiff2ps. Opening a malicious file leads to a denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely but requires user interaction. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. (CVE-2022-1210)
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 jbigkit' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2305.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 183462
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2305.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/20/2023
Updated: 10/23/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2022-1210
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:jbigkit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
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: 10/12/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-1210