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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0161
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0161)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'potrace' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0161 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'potrace' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0161 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated potrace packages fix security vulnerability:

Multiple integer overflows in potrace 1.11 allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a BMP image, which triggers
a buffer overflow (CVE-2013-7437).

Affected Software/OS:
'potrace' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-7437
[oss-security] 20150206 potrace: possible heap overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/12
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=778646
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955808
openSUSE-SU-2015:1909
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00034.html
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