CentOS 4 : libpng (CESA-2009:0333)

high Nessus Plugin ID 43731

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated libpng and libpng10 packages that fix a couple of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 4, and 5.

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

The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files.

A flaw was discovered in libpng that could result in libpng trying to free() random memory if certain, unlikely error conditions occurred.
If a carefully-crafted PNG file was loaded by an application linked against libpng, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2009-0040)

A flaw was discovered in the way libpng handled PNG images containing 'unknown' chunks. If an application linked against libpng attempted to process a malformed, unknown chunk in a malicious PNG image, it could cause the application to crash. (CVE-2008-1382)

Users of libpng and libpng10 should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using libpng or libpng10 must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected libpng packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?600d1851

http://www.nessus.org/u?512d1628

http://www.nessus.org/u?f865a397

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 43731

File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-0333.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/6/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpng10-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpng10, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpng, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libpng-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1382, CVE-2009-0040

BID: 28770, 33827

CWE: 189, 94

RHSA: 2009:0333