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CentOS 5 : libjpeg (CESA-2013:1804)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71272

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated libjpeg package that fixes one security issue is 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.

The libjpeg package contains a library of functions for manipulating JPEG images. It also contains simple client programs for accessing the libjpeg functions.

An uninitialized memory read issue was found in the way libjpeg decoded images with missing Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG markers. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted JPEG image that, when decoded, could possibly lead to a disclosure of potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2013-6629)

All libjpeg users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected libjpeg packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?114cb7af

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71272

File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-1804.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/10/2013

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: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-6629

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libjpeg-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libjpeg, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6629

BID: 63676

RHSA: 2013:1804