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GLSA-201706-06 : ImageWorsener: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 100649

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201706-06 (ImageWorsener: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageWorsener. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted image file using ImageWorsener, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ImageWorsener users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/imageworsener-1.3.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100649

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201706-06.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 6/7/2017

Updated: 12/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-8326

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:imageworsener

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7452, CVE-2017-7453, CVE-2017-7454, CVE-2017-7939, CVE-2017-7940, CVE-2017-7962, CVE-2017-8325, CVE-2017-8326, CVE-2017-8327

GLSA: 201706-06