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CentOS 6 / 7 : libwmf (CESA-2015:1917)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 86485
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated libwmf packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
libwmf is a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. libwmf is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick.
It was discovered that libwmf did not correctly process certain WMF (Windows Metafiles) with embedded BMP images. By tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted WMF file in an application using libwmf, a remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2015-0848, CVE-2015-4588)
It was discovered that libwmf did not properly process certain WMF files. By tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted WMF file in an application using libwmf, a remote attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2015-4696)
It was discovered that libwmf did not properly process certain WMF files. By tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted WMF file in an application using libwmf, a remote attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to cause a crash. (CVE-2015-4695)
All users of libwmf are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the update, all applications using libwmf must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected libwmf packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 86485
File Name: centos_RHSA-2015-1917.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 10/21/2015
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: 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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0848
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwmf-lite, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwmf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwmf-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-0848, CVE-2015-4588, CVE-2015-4695, CVE-2015-4696
RHSA: 2015:1917