openSUSE 10 Security Update : libpng (libpng-6021)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35748

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

A allocation mistake in libpng's pngread.c has been fixed (CVE-2009-0040). The previous update was using an incomplete patch so it needed to be reissued.

Solution

Update the affected libpng packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35748

File Name: suse_libpng-6021.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/27/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng-devel-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0040

CWE: 94