In Plib through 1.85, there is an integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is found in ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx file.

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-89c22f2ea9 advisory.

    Automatic update for plib-1.8.5-30.fc37.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Fri May 13 2022 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> - 1.8.5-30
    - Add 3 patches from Debian
    - Fixes CVE-2021-38714 (rhbz#1997815)

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6353-1 advisory.

    Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user     were tricked into opening a specially crafted TGA file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause     applications using PLIB to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2775 advisory.

  - In Plib through 1.85, there is an integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code     execution. The vulnerability is found in ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx file.
    (CVE-2021-38714)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
211045	Fedora 37 : plib (2022-89c22f2ea9)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
181006	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS : PLIB vulnerability (USN-6353-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
153841	Debian DLA-2775-1 : plib - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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