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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882268
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for gdk-pixbuf2 CESA-2015:1694 centos6
Summary:Check the version of gdk-pixbuf2
Description:Summary:
Check the version of gdk-pixbuf2

Vulnerability Insight:
gdk-pixbuf is an image loading library that can be extended by loadable
modules for new image formats. It is used by toolkits such as GTK+ or
clutter.

An integer overflow, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in
the way gdk-pixbuf, an image loading library for GNOME, scaled certain
bitmap format images. An attacker could use a specially crafted BMP image
file that, when processed by an application compiled against the gdk-pixbuf
library, would cause that application to crash or execute arbitrary code
with the permissions of the user running the application. (CVE-2015-4491)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue.
Upstream acknowledges Gustavo Grieco as the original reporter.

All gdk-pixbuf2 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 6

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

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-2015-4491
Debian Security Information: DSA-3337 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3337
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165703.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165732.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165730.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165701.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-05
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1586
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1682
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1682.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1694
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1694.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1449 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1528 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2081 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1389 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1390 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1453 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1454 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1500 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00002.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2712-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2722-1
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