CentOS 3 : gd (CESA-2004:638)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 21793

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated gd packages that fix security issues with overflow in various memory allocation calls are now available.

[Updated 24 May 2005] Multilib packages have been added to this advisory

The gd packages contain a graphics library used for the dynamic creation of images such as PNG and JPEG.

Several buffer overflows were reported in various memory allocation calls. An attacker could create a carefully crafted image file in such a way that it could cause ImageMagick to execute arbitrary code when processing the image. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0990 to these issues.

While researching the fixes to these overflows, additional buffer overflows were discovered in calls to gdMalloc. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0941 to these issues.

Users of gd should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported security patch, and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected gd packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 21793

File Name: centos_RHSA-2004-638.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gd-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gd-progs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0941, CVE-2004-0990

BID: 11523

RHSA: 2004:638

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