Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wxgtk (MDVSA-2009:204)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40636

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in wxgtk :

Integer overflow in the wxImage::Create function in src/common/image.cpp in wxWidgets 2.8.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE:
the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third-party information (CVE-2009-2369).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40636

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-204.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 8/20/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtk2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtk2.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtk2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtk2.8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtkgl2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtkgl2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtkglu2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtkglu2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtku2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtku2.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtku2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wxgtku2.8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtk2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtk2.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtk2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtk2.8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtkgl2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtkgl2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtkglu2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtkglu2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtku2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtku2.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtku2.8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwxgtku2.8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wxgtk2.6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wxgtk2.8, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2369

BID: 35552

CWE: 189

MDVSA: 2009:204

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