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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: giflib (CVE-2023-39742)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 216574

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of giflib installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-39742 advisory.

 - giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c. (CVE-2023-39742)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39742

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 216574

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-39742.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/21/2025

Updated: 2/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39742

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:microsoft:azure_linux:giflib-utils, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:giflib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:giflib, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:giflib-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39742