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Debian DSA-1842-1 : openexr - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 44707
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenEXR image library, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-1720 Drew Yao discovered integer overflows in the preview and compression code.
- CVE-2009-1721 Drew Yao discovered that an uninitialised pointer could be freed in the decompression code.
- CVE-2009-1722 A buffer overflow was discovered in the compression code.
Solution
Upgrade the openexr packages.For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.2-4.3+etch2.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+lenny3.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1720
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1721
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44707
File Name: debian_DSA-1842.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openexr
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2009