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GLSA-201402-03 : Pixman: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72256

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201402-03 (Pixman: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 The trapezoid handling code in Pixman contains an integer underflow vulnerability.
 Impact :

 A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using an application linked against Pixman, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Pixman users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/pixman-0.32.4' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72256

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201402-03.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 2/3/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pixman, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6425

BID: 64122

GLSA: 201402-03