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GLSA-201502-10 : libpng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

critical Nessus Plugin ID 81368

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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-201502-10 (libpng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng:
 The png_user_version_check function contains an out-of-bounds memory access error (libpng 1.6.15 Release Notes) The png_combine_row function contains an integer overflow error, which could result in a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-9495) Impact :

 A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG file using an application linked against libpng, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libpng 1.6 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.6.16' All libpng 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.5.21'

See Also

http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.6.15-README.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 81368

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201502-10.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 2/16/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9495

BID: 71820

GLSA: 201502-10