GLSA-202107-02 : FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 157042

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-202107-02 (FreeImage: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impact.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All FreeImage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/freeimage-3.18.0-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157042

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202107-02.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 12/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12211

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:freeimage, 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: 7/3/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12211, CVE-2019-12213

GLSA: 202107-02