FreeBSD : libpgf -- use-after-free (9a71953a-474a-11e5-adde-14dae9d210b8)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 85573

Synopsis

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

Description

Pengsu Cheng reports :

An use-after-free issue in Decoder.cpp was reported to upstream. The problem is due to lack of validation of ColorTableSize.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/404

https://sourceforge.net/p/libpgf/code/147/

https://sourceforge.net/p/libpgf/code/148/

http://www.nessus.org/u?ed44fc6d

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 85573

File Name: freebsd_pkg_9a71953a474a11e5adde14dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Published: 8/21/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libpgf, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6673