Detections
Analytics

FreeBSD : freeimage -- code execution vulnerability (5b1631dc-eafd-11e6-9ac1-a4badb2f4699)

high Nessus Plugin ID 109053

Language:

Synopsis

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

Description

TALOS reports :

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=216657

http://www.nessus.org/u?0e9dcd3c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109053

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5b1631dceafd11e69ac1a4badb2f4699.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 4/16/2018

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freeimage, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5684