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Oracle Linux 7 : compat-libtiff3 (ELSA-2019-2051)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 180787
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-2051 advisory.- A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.) (CVE-2018-7456)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected compat-libtiff3 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 180787
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-2051.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/7/2023
Updated: 9/7/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7456
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:compat-libtiff3
Required KB Items: Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-7456