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CentOS 5 : giflib (CESA-2009:0444)
high Nessus Plugin ID 43744
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated giflib packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The giflib packages contain a shared library of functions for loading and saving GIF image files. This library is API and ABI compatible with libungif, the library that supported uncompressed GIF image files while the Unisys LZW patent was in effect.
Several flaws were discovered in the way giflib decodes GIF images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted GIF image that could cause an application using giflib to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened by a victim. (CVE-2005-2974, CVE-2005-3350)
All users of giflib are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. All running applications using giflib must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected giflib packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 43744
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-0444.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
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: 5.5
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:giflib-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:giflib, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:giflib-utils
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2974, CVE-2005-3350
RHSA: 2009:0444