Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6586.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6586-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'freeimage' package(s) announced via the USN-6586-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'freeimage' package(s) announced via the USN-6586-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12211) It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed images under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a stack exhaustion condition, resulting in a denial of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12213) It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21427, CVE-2020-21428) It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PFM file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-22524) Affected Software/OS: 'freeimage' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, Ubuntu 23.10. 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-2019-12211 Bugtraq: 20191229 [SECURITY] [DSA 4593-1] freeimage security update (Google Search) https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/45 Debian Security Information: DSA-4593 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4593 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PUWVVP67FYM4GMWD7TPQ7C7JPPRUZHYE/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VZ7KBYPPNRMX7RRWVJSX4T63E3TFB6TG/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-02 https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00012.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4529-1/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-12213 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-21427 Debian Security Information: DSA-5579 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/ https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/298/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00020.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-21428 https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/299/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-22524 https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/319/
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