OracleVM 3.3 : libpng (OVMSA-2015-0153)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87303

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Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

 - Security fix for (CVE-2015-7981, CVE-2015-8126)

 - Resolves: #1283572

Solution

Update the affected libpng package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ebab1024

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87303

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0153.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 12/10/2015

Updated: 1/4/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:libpng, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7981, CVE-2015-8126