Executive Summary

Summary
Title libwmf security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2009:0457 First vendor Publication 2009-04-30
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2009-04-30
Severity (Vendor) Moderate 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:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated libwmf packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

libwmf is a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. libwmf is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick.

A pointer use-after-free flaw was found in the GD graphics library embedded in libwmf. An attacker could create a specially-crafted WMF file that would cause an application using libwmf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running the application when opened by a victim. (CVE-2009-1364)

Note: This flaw is specific to the GD graphics library embedded in libwmf. It does not affect the GD graphics library from the "gd" packages, or applications using it.

Red Hat would like to thank Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team for responsibly reporting this flaw.

All users of libwmf are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, all applications using libwmf must be restarted for the update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

496864 - CVE-2009-1364 libwmf: embedded gd use-after-free error

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0457.html

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10959
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10959
Title: Use-after-free vulnerability in the embedded GD library in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMF file.
Description: Use-after-free vulnerability in the embedded GD library in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMF file.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-1364
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12984
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12984
Title: USN-769-1 -- libwmf vulnerability
Description: Tavis Ormandy discovered that libwmf incorrectly used memory after it had been freed when using its embedded GD library. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted WMF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-769-1
CVE-2009-1364
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 6.06
Ubuntu 8.10
Product(s): libwmf
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13456
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13456
Title: DSA-1796-1 libwmf -- pointer use-after-free
Description: Tavis Ormandy discovered that the embedded GD library copy in libwmf, a library to parse windows metafiles, makes use of a pointer after it was already freed. An attacker using a crafted WMF file can cause a denial of service or possibly the execute arbitrary code via applications using this library. For the oldstable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-2+etch1. For the stable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-6+lenny1. For the testing distribution, this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-6.1. We recommend that you upgrade your libwmf packages.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1796-1
CVE-2009-1364
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): libwmf
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21888
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21888
Title: ELSA-2009:0457: libwmf security update (Moderate)
Description: Use-after-free vulnerability in the embedded GD library in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMF file.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2009:0457-01
CVE-2009-1364
Version: 6
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): libwmf
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29380
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29380
Title: RHSA-2009:0457 -- libwmf security update (Moderate)
Description: Updated libwmf packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. libwmf is a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. libwmf is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2009:0457
CESA-2009:0457-CentOS 5
CVE-2009-1364
Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 5
Product(s): libwmf
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7918
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7918
Title: DSA-1796 libwmf -- pointer use-after-free
Description: Tavis Ormandy discovered that the embedded GD library copy in libwmf, a library to parse windows metafiles (WMF), makes use of a pointer after it was already freed. An attacker using a crafted WMF file can cause a denial of service or possibly the execute arbitrary code via applications using this library.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1796
CVE-2009-1364
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): libwmf
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for libwmf CESA-2009:0457 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0457_libwmf_centos4_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for libwmf CESA-2009:0457 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0457_libwmf_centos5_i386.nasl
2009-12-10 Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:106-1 (libwmf)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_106_1.nasl
2009-07-06 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200907-01 (libwmf)
File : nvt/glsa_200907_01.nasl
2009-06-15 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:011
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_011.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Ubuntu USN-773-1 (pango1.0)
File : nvt/ubuntu_773_1.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Ubuntu USN-772-1 (mpfr)
File : nvt/ubuntu_772_1.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Ubuntu USN-771-1 (libmodplug)
File : nvt/ubuntu_771_1.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Ubuntu USN-769-1 (libwmf)
File : nvt/ubuntu_769_1.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:106 (libwmf)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_106.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-5524 (libwmf)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_5524.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-5518 (libwmf)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_5518.nasl
2009-06-05 Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-5517 (libwmf)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_5517.nasl
2009-05-20 Name : FreeBSD Ports: libwmf
File : nvt/freebsd_libwmf.nasl
2009-05-20 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:0457 (libwmf)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_0457.nasl
2009-05-11 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1796-1 (libwmf)
File : nvt/deb_1796_1.nasl
2009-05-05 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0457
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0457.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
56286 libwmf Embedded GD Library WMF File Handling Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Ex...

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-09-04 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1484-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-25 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2015-443.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0457.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20090430_libwmf_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_libwmf-6213.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_libwmf-090428.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_libwmf-090423.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_libwmf-090512.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-03 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200907-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-28 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-5517.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-28 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-5518.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-28 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-5524.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-26 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-0457.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-18 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_6a245f31425411deb67a0030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-15 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_libwmf-6212.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-08 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1796.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-06 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-106.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-05 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-769-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-01 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0457.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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