Debian DSA-3537-1 : imlib2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 90280

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in imlib2, an image manipulation library.

- CVE-2014-9762 A segmentation fault could occur when opening GIFs without a colormap.

- CVE-2014-9763 Several divisions by zero, resulting in a program crash, could occur when handling PNM files.

- CVE-2014-9764 A segmentation fault could occur when opening GIFs with feh.

Solution

Upgrade the imlib2 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.6-2+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 90280

File Name: debian_DSA-3537.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/1/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imlib2, 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: 3/31/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9762, CVE-2014-9763, CVE-2014-9764

DSA: 3537

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