FreeBSD : gd -- '_gdGetColors' remote buffer overflow vulnerability (4e8344a3-ca52-11de-8ee8-00215c6a37bb)

high Nessus Plugin ID 42428

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

CVE reports :

The _gdGetColors function in gd_gd.c in PHP 5.2.11 and 5.3.0, and the GD Graphics Library 2.x, does not properly verify a certain colorsTotal structure member, which might allow remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow or buffer over-read attacks via a crafted GD file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3293.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8d686774

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 42428

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4e8344a3ca5211de8ee800215c6a37bb.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 11/9/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:php4-gd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:php5-gd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3546

BID: 36712

Secunia: 37069, 37080