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openSUSE Security Update : optipng (openSUSE-2017-1320)

high Nessus Plugin ID 105220

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for optipng fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2017-1000229: Fix integer overflow bug in function minitiff_read_info() allows an attacker to remotely execute code or cause denial of service (boo#1068720).

 - CVE-2017-16938: Fix a global buffer overflow that allows attackers to cause DoS via a maliciously crafted GIF file (bsc#1069774).

Solution

Update the affected optipng packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1068720

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1069774

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105220

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1320.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2017

Updated: 11/12/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2017-16938

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:optipng, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:optipng-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:optipng-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000229, CVE-2017-16938