Amazon Linux 2 : jbigkit (ALAS-2023-2305)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 183462

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of jbigkit installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0-11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2305 advisory.

- A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the TIFF File Handler of tiff2ps. Opening a malicious file leads to a denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely but requires user interaction. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. (CVE-2022-1210)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update jbigkit' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2305.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-1210.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 183462

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2305.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 10/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2022-1210

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: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:jbigkit-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1210