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CentOS 5 : ImageMagick (CESA-2010:0652)
high Nessus Plugin ID 48744
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated ImageMagick packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
ImageMagick is an image display and manipulation tool for the X Window System that can read and write multiple image formats.
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ImageMagick routine responsible for creating X11 images.
An attacker could create a specially crafted image file that, when opened by a victim, would cause ImageMagick to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-1882)
This update also fixes the following bug :
* previously, portions of certain RGB images on the right side were not rendered and left black when converting or displaying them. With this update, RGB images display correctly. (BZ#625058)
Users of ImageMagick are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of ImageMagick must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected imagemagick packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 48744
File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0652.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 8/26/2010
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-c%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-perl, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-c%2b%2b
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1882
BID: 35111