Debian DSA-3378-1 : gdk-pixbuf - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86581

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in gdk-pixbuf, a toolkit for image loading and pixel buffer manipulation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2015-7673 Gustavo Grieco discovered a heap overflow in the processing of TGA images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service (process crash) if a malformed image is opened.

- CVE-2015-7674 Gustavo Grieco discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing of GIF images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service (process crash) if a malformed image is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the gdk-pixbuf packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.26.1-1+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.31.1-2+deb8u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86581

File Name: debian_DSA-3378.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7673, CVE-2015-7674

DSA: 3378

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