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Debian DSA-5579-1 : freeimage - security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 187051
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5579 advisory.- Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadPixelDataRLE8 in PluginBMP.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file. (CVE-2020-21427)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadRGB in PluginDDS.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file. (CVE-2020-21428)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FreeImage_Load function in FreeImage Library 3.19.0(r1828) allows attackers to cuase a denial of service via crafted PFM file. (CVE-2020-22524)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade the freeimage packages.For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1.
See Also
https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/freeimage
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freeimage
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-21427
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 187051
File Name: debian_DSA-5579.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/18/2023
Updated: 12/24/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-21428
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:debian:debian_linux:libfreeimageplus3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreeimageplus-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreeimageplus-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreeimage3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freeimage, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreeimage-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023