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Debian DLA-257-1 : libwmf security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 84435
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
libwmf is vulnerable to two denial of service due to invalid read operations when processing specially crafted WMF files.CVE-2015-4695
Heap buffer overread in libwmf
CVE-2015-4696
Read after free() in wmf2gd/wmf2eps
For the squeeze distribution, those issues have been fixed in libwmf 0.2.8.4-6.2+deb6u2. We recommend that you upgrade your libwmf packages.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/06/msg00024.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 84435
File Name: debian_DLA-257.nasl
Version: 2.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 6/29/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwmf-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwmf-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwmf-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwmf0.2-7, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-4695, CVE-2015-4696