openSUSE 10 Security Update : imlib2 (imlib2-5571)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34193

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes two security problems in imlib2.

Specially crafted xpm files could trigger a stack based buffer overflow in imlib2 which could potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2008-2426).

A crash in PNM handling due to a NULL pointer dereference was fixed.

Solution

Update the affected imlib2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34193

File Name: suse_imlib2-5571.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/12/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:imlib2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:imlib2-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:imlib2-filters, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:imlib2-loaders, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2426

CWE: 119

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