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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : sdl-image1.2 vulnerabilities (USN-595-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 31703
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
Michael Skladnikiewicz discovered that SDL_image did not correctly load GIF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted GIF, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a crash, leading to a denial of service.(CVE-2007-6697)
David Raulo discovered that SDL_image did not correctly load ILBM images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ILBM, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-0544).
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Solution
Update the affected libsdl-image1.2 and / or libsdl-image1.2-dev packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 31703
File Name: ubuntu_USN-595-1.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 3/28/2008
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsdl-image1.2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsdl-image1.2-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6697, CVE-2008-0544