CentOS 4 / 5 : libwmf (CESA-2009:0457)

high Nessus Plugin ID 38900

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated libwmf packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

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

libwmf is a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. libwmf is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick.

A pointer use-after-free flaw was found in the GD graphics library embedded in libwmf. An attacker could create a specially crafted WMF file that would cause an application using libwmf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running the application when opened by a victim. (CVE-2009-1364)

Note: This flaw is specific to the GD graphics library embedded in libwmf. It does not affect the GD graphics library from the 'gd' packages, or applications using it.

Red Hat would like to thank Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.

All users of libwmf are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, all applications using libwmf must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected libwmf packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 38900

File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-0457.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 5/26/2009

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwmf-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwmf, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1364

CWE: 399

RHSA: 2009:0457

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