CentOS 4 : gd (CESA-2006:0194)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 21982

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated gd packages that fix several buffer overflow flaws are now available.

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

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

Several buffer overflow flaws were found in the way gd allocates memory. An attacker could create a carefully crafted image that could execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim using a program linked against the gd library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2004-0941 to these issues.

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

Solution

Update the affected gd packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 21982

File Name: centos_RHSA-2006-0194.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gd-progs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gd-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0941

RHSA: 2006:0194

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