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GLSA-201908-02 : libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 127560

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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-201908-02 (libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted PNG file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.6.37'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 127560

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201908-02.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 12/7/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14048, CVE-2018-14550, CVE-2019-7317

GLSA: 201908-02