Debian DSA-3765-1 : icoutils - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 96498

Synopsis

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

Description

Several programming errors in the wrestool tool of icoutils, a suite of tools to create and extract MS Windows icons and cursors, allow denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed binary is parsed.

Solution

Upgrade the icoutils packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.31.0-2+deb8u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/icoutils

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3765

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96498

File Name: debian_DSA-3765.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/16/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:icoutils, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333

DSA: 3765