Executive Summary

Summary
Title gdk-pixbuf security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2005:343 First vendor Publication 2005-04-05
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2005-04-05
Severity (Vendor) Important Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated gdk-pixbuf packages that fix a double free vulnerability are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Problem description:

The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the GNOME GUI desktop environment.

A bug was found in the way gdk-pixbuf processes BMP images. It is possible that a specially crafted BMP image could cause a denial of service attack on applications linked against gdk-pixbuf. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0891 to this issue.

Users of gdk-pixbuf are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

152315 - CAN-2005-0891 gdk-pixbuf BMP double free DoS

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-343.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-415 Double Free

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9710
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9710
Title: Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.
Description: Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-0891
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 6

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
15175 GTK+ BMP Loader Double Free DoS

15174 GdkPixbuf BMP Loader Double Free DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-343.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-344.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-214.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-108-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-12 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-266.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-12 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-268.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-19 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-265.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-19 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-267.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-08 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-068.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-08 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-069.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-06 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-343.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-02 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-344.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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