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GLSA-202008-05 : gThumb: Arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 139440

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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-202008-05 (gThumb: Arbitrary code execution)

 A heap-based buffer overflow in gThumb’s
 _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() function, located in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c was discovered.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image file using gThumb, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All gThumb users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/gthumb-3.10.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139440

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202008-05.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 8/10/2020

Updated: 2/26/2024

Supported Sensors: 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-2019-20326

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:gentoo:linux:gthumb, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20326

GLSA: 202008-05