RHEL 5 : lcms (RHSA-2009:0011)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 35318

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated lcms packages that resolve several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

Little Color Management System (LittleCMS, or simply 'lcms') is a small-footprint, speed-optimized open source color management engine.

Multiple insufficient input validation flaws were discovered in LittleCMS. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted image file which could cause an application using LittleCMS to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2008-5316, CVE-2008-5317)

Users of lcms should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using lcms library must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected lcms, lcms-devel and / or python-lcms packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5316

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-5317

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0011

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 35318

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-0011.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/8/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-lcms, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:lcms, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:lcms-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5316, CVE-2008-5317

CWE: 119, 189

RHSA: 2009:0011