Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | FreeImage vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3925-1 | First vendor Publication | 2019-03-28 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2019-03-28 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: FreeImage could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - freeimage: Support library for graphics image formats (development files) Details: It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the XMP Image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary memory, resultin in code execution. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3925-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-08-17 | FreeImage library XPM handling out of bounds write attempt RuleID : 39884 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-IMAGE |
| 2016-08-17 | FreeImage library XPM handling out of bounds write attempt RuleID : 39883 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-IMAGE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-04-16 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_5b1631dceafd11e69ac1a4badb2f4699.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-30 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-68.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-4247f42b66.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-f55f5b10dc.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3692.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-4529e034ca.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-5cbcad7a9a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-cca868c95f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-d07987265b.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-03-28 21:18:46 |
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