Debian DSA-3302-1 : libwmf - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84552

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Insufficient input sanitising in libwmf, a library to process Windows metafile data, may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed WMF file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the libwmf packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84552

File Name: debian_DSA-3302.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/7/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwmf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0848, CVE-2015-4588, CVE-2015-4695, CVE-2015-4696

BID: 74923, 75230, 75329, 75331

DSA: 3302

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