SuSE 11.1 Security Update : gimp (SAT Patch Number 4631)

high Nessus Plugin ID 54985

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A number of heap-based buffer overflows have been found in The Gimp affecting the PCX (CVE-2011-1178), SGI, GBR and PAT (CVE-2011-1782) plugins. The update fixes these security issues.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4631.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692877

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1178.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1782.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 54985

File Name: suse_11_gimp-110531.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:gimp-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:gimp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:gimp-plugins-python

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1178, CVE-2011-1782