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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131184
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0020)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'giflib' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0020 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'giflib' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0020 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in giffix utility of
giflib when processing records of the type 'IMAGE_DESC_RECORD_TYPE' due to
the allocated size of 'LineBuffer' equaling the value of the logical
screen width, 'GifFileIn->SWidth', while subsequently having
'GifFileIn->Image.Width' bytes of data written to it (CVE-2015-7555).

Affected Software/OS:
'giflib' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7555
1035331
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035331
20151221 giflib: heap overflow in giffix (CVE-2015-7555)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/83
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537171/100/0/threaded
81697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81697
FEDORA-2015-d423b3276f
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174876.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135034/giflib-5.1.1-Heap-Overflow.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023474
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
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