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GLSA-201701-61 : WebP: Multiple vulnerabilities

low Nessus Plugin ID 96747

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-61 (WebP: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebP’s gif2webp tool.
 Please review the CVE identifier and bug reference for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file using WebP’s gif2webp tool, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impacts.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All WebP users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libwebp-0.5.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-61

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 96747

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-61.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 1/25/2017

Updated: 1/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9085

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libwebp, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9085

GLSA: 201701-61