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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842486
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2767-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdk-pixbuf' package(s) announced via the USN-2767-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdk-pixbuf' package(s) announced via the USN-2767-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Gustavo Grieco discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly
handle scaling tga image files, leading to a heap overflow. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a tga image file,
a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-7673)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library contained
an integer overflow when handling certain GIF images. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a GIF image file,
a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-7674)

Affected Software/OS:
'gdk-pixbuf' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7673
BugTraq ID: 76953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76953
Debian Security Information: DSA-3378 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3378
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-05
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/02/9
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0897 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00124.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1467 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2767-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7674
BugTraq ID: 76955
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76955
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/02/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/05/7
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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