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openSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2018-1044)

high Nessus Plugin ID 117692

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for jhead fixes the following security issues :

 - CVE-2016-3822: jhead remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via crafted EXIF data (bsc#1108480).

 - CVE-2018-16554: The ProcessGpsInfo function may have allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling (bsc#1108480).

Solution

Update the affected jhead packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108480

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 117692

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1044.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/25/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:novell:opensuse:jhead, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3822, CVE-2018-16554