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Oracle Linux 4 : libpng (ELSA-2011-1103)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68316

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2011:1103 :

Updated libpng and libpng10 packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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.

The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files.

An uninitialized memory read issue was found in the way libpng processed certain PNG images that use the Physical Scale (sCAL) extension. An attacker could create a specially crafted PNG image that, when opened, could cause an application using libpng to crash.
(CVE-2011-2692)

Users of libpng and libpng10 should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications using libpng or libpng10 must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected libpng packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-July/002250.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68316

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1103.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpng-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpng10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpng10-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libpng

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2692

RHSA: 2011:1103