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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881699
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for pixman CESA-2013:0687 centos6
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pixman'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pixman'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Pixman is a pixel manipulation library for the X Window System and Cairo.

An integer overflow flaw was discovered in one of pixman's manipulation
routines. If a remote attacker could trick an application using pixman into
performing a certain manipulation, it could cause the application to crash
or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running the application. (CVE-2013-1591)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
a backported patch to correct this issue. All applications using
pixman must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Affected Software/OS:
pixman on CentOS 6

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1591
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:116
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=de60e2e0e3eb6084f8f14b63f25b3cbfb012943f
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0687
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0687.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0746
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0746.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG

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