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openSUSE Security Update : libpng16 (openSUSE-2016-28)

high Nessus Plugin ID 88118

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the following security issue :

 - CVE-2015-8126 Multiple buffer overflows in the png_set_PLTE and png_get_PLTE functions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact [bsc#954980] This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libpng16 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=954980

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88118

File Name: openSUSE-2016-28.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-compat-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-compat-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-16-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-16, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-16-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8126