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RHEL 6 : libpng (RHSA-2011:1105)
high Nessus Plugin ID 55727
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libpng.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:1105 advisory.- libpng: regression of CVE-2004-0421 in 1.2.23+ (CVE-2011-2501)
- libpng: buffer overwrite in png_rgb_to_gray (CVE-2011-2690)
- libpng: Invalid read when handling empty sCAL chunks (CVE-2011-2692)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libpng package based on the guidance in RHSA-2011:1105.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?8ab3e46d
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717084
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 55727
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2011-1105.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/29/2011
Updated: 4/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2692
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpng, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpng-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpng-static, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-2501, CVE-2011-2690, CVE-2011-2692
RHSA: 2011:1105