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RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : libungif (RHSA-2005:828)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20145

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libungif packages that fix two security issues are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The libungif package contains a shared library of functions for loading and saving GIF format image files.

Several bugs in the way libungif decodes GIF images were discovered.
An attacker could create a carefully crafted GIF image file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libungif to crash or execute arbitrary code when the file is opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the names CVE-2005-2974 and CVE-2005-3350 to these issues.

All users of libungif are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected libungif, libungif-devel and / or libungif-progs packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2974

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-3350

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:828

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20145

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-828.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/4/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libungif-progs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libungif, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libungif-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2974, CVE-2005-3350

BID: 15299, 15304

RHSA: 2005:828