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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2009-3546

high Nessus Plugin ID 217150

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - The _gdGetColors function in gd_gd.c in PHP 5.2.11 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1, and the GD Graphics Library 2.x, does not properly verify a certain colorsTotal structure member, which might allow remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow or buffer over-read attacks via a crafted GD file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3293. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. (CVE-2009-3546)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3546

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3546

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 217150

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2009_3546.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/3/2025

Updated: 9/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-3546

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwmf-devel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwmf-lite, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwmf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gd-progs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwmf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3546