GLSA-201204-05 : SWFTools: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

NASLDB: GLSA-201204-05 : SWFTools: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

General

ID: 59621
Name: GLSA-201204-05 : SWFTools: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Summary: Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg

Credits: –

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201204-05
(SWFTools: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

Integer overflow errors in the ‘getPNG()’ function in png.c and the
‘jpeg_load()’ function in jpeg.c could cause a heap-based buffer
overflow.

Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PNG or
JPEG file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Exploiting

Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –

Sources

CVE: CVE-2010-1516
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –

Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2012/04/17
Plugin Release: 2012/06/21

Plugin

Version: 1.1
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-201204-05.nasl
Filesize: 3398 bytes
MD5 Hash: 8051eeac50e924ccd7152fbc2fdcb83b

Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"

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