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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : libjpeg9 vulnerabilities (USN-5336-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183713

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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-5336-1 advisory.

 Aladdin Mubaied discovered that the cjpeg utility in libjpeg9 did not properly validate the input image's size. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2016-3616)

 It was discovered that the cjpeg utility in libjpeg9 incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-11212, CVE-2018-11813, CVE-2020-14152, CVE-2020-14153)

 It was discovered that the cjpeg utility in libjpeg9 incorrectly handled memory when supplied with certain input. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2018-11213, CVE-2018-11214)

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 libjpeg-progs, libjpeg9 and / or libjpeg9-dev packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5336-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183713

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5336-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/23/2023

Updated: 8/28/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

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-2016-3616

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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjpeg9-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjpeg9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjpeg-progs

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3616, CVE-2018-11212, CVE-2018-11213, CVE-2018-11214, CVE-2018-11813, CVE-2020-14152, CVE-2020-14153

USN: 5336-1