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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : OpenJPEG vulnerabilities (USN-5664-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 183615

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5664-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle PNM headers, resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS).
 (CVE-2016-7445)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files resulting in division by zero.

 A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2016-9112 and CVE-2016-10506)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting certain image files resulting in a stack buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS).
 (CVE-2017-17479)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting PNM image files resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS).
 (CVE-2018-18088)

 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled converting DWT images files resulting in a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (DoS).
 (CVE-2020-27824)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5664-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 183615

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5664-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 8/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2017-17479

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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjpip-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjpip-viewer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjpip-viewer-xerces, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjpeg-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjpip-dec-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpeg-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpeg5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libopenjpeg-java, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10506, CVE-2016-7445, CVE-2016-9112, CVE-2017-17479, CVE-2018-18088, CVE-2020-27824

USN: 5664-1