RHEL 6 : autotrace (Unpatched Vulnerability)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 198629

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 6 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

- ..CVE-2017-9200 autotrace: Multiple security issues (CVE-2017-9200)

- Integer underflow in the input_bmp_reader function in input-bmp.c in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows context- dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a small value in the biSize field in the header of a BMP file, which triggers a buffer overflow. (CVE-2013-1953)

- libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the pnm_load_ascii function in input-pnm.c:303:12. (CVE-2017-9151)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Solution

The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerabilities but no solution has been provided. Refer to the vendor for remediation guidance.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 198629

File Name: redhat_unpatched_autotrace-rhel6.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 6/3/2024

Updated: 6/3/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9200

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:autotrace

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1953, CVE-2017-9151, CVE-2017-9152, CVE-2017-9153, CVE-2017-9154, CVE-2017-9155, CVE-2017-9156, CVE-2017-9157, CVE-2017-9158, CVE-2017-9159, CVE-2017-9160, CVE-2017-9161, CVE-2017-9162, CVE-2017-9163, CVE-2017-9164, CVE-2017-9165, CVE-2017-9166, CVE-2017-9167, CVE-2017-9168, CVE-2017-9169, CVE-2017-9170, CVE-2017-9171, CVE-2017-9172, CVE-2017-9173, CVE-2017-9174, CVE-2017-9175, CVE-2017-9176, CVE-2017-9177, CVE-2017-9178, CVE-2017-9179, CVE-2017-9180, CVE-2017-9181, CVE-2017-9182, CVE-2017-9183, CVE-2017-9184, CVE-2017-9185, CVE-2017-9186, CVE-2017-9187, CVE-2017-9188, CVE-2017-9189, CVE-2017-9190, CVE-2017-9191, CVE-2017-9192, CVE-2017-9193, CVE-2017-9194, CVE-2017-9195, CVE-2017-9196, CVE-2017-9197, CVE-2017-9198, CVE-2017-9199, CVE-2017-9200

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