Slackware 14.2 / current : libtiff (SSA:2019-308-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 130507

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New libtiff packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected libtiff package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b70b5e34

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130507

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2019-308-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 11/5/2019

Updated: 12/17/2019

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

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: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libtiff, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19210, CVE-2019-14973, CVE-2019-6128

SSA: 2019-308-01