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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.647
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-647-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'freeimage' package(s) announced via the DLA-647-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'freeimage' package(s) announced via the DLA-647-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that there was an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the XMP image handling functionality in freeimage, a support library for various graphics image formats. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, this issue has been fixed in freeimage version 3.15.1-1.1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your freeimage packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'freeimage' package(s) on Debian 7.

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-2016-5684
BugTraq ID: 93287
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/
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