Fedora 23 : gd (2016-0de0e0ee0c)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 93872

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Security fix for gd.

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Security fix for CVE-2016-6161

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Solution

Update the affected gd package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-0de0e0ee0c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 93872

File Name: fedora_2016-0de0e0ee0c.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/6/2016

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: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:23, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gd

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6161, CVE-2016-6207