CentOS 3 / 4 : gdk-pixbuf (CESA-2005:810)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21866

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated gdk-pixbuf packages that fix several security issues are now available.

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

The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the GNOME GUI desktop environment.

A bug was found in the way gdk-pixbuf processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with gdk-pixbuf to execute arbitrary code when the file was opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3186 to this issue.

Ludwig Nussel discovered an integer overflow bug in the way gdk-pixbuf processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with gdk-pixbuf to execute arbitrary code or crash when the file was opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2976 to this issue.

Ludwig Nussel also discovered an infinite-loop denial of service bug in the way gdk-pixbuf processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with gdk-pixbuf to stop responding when the file was opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2975 to this issue.

Users of gdk-pixbuf are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected gdk-pixbuf packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21866

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-810.nasl

Version: 1.21

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: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf-gnome, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2975, CVE-2005-2976, CVE-2005-3186

RHSA: 2005:810

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