Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-6673 - Use After Free vulnerability in Libpgf 6.11.42/6.12.24/6.14.12

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
libpgf
CWE-416
critical
nessus

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in Decoder.cpp in libpgf before 6.15.32.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Libpgf
3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-2035.NASL
    descriptionAn issue has been found in libpgf, a library to handle Progressive Graphics File (PGF). Due to lack of validation of ColorTableSize, a use-after-free issue might appear in Decoder.cpp For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132060
    published2019-12-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132060
    titleDebian DLA-2035-1 : libpgf security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-2035-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(132060);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/18");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-6673");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-2035-1 : libpgf security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An issue has been found in libpgf, a library to handle Progressive
    Graphics File (PGF).
    
    Due to lack of validation of ColorTableSize, a use-after-free issue
    might appear in Decoder.cpp
    
    For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version
    6.14.12-3+deb8u1.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your libpgf packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00017.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/libpgf"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected libpgf-dev, libpgf6, and libpgf6-dbg packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpgf-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpgf6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpgf6-dbg");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/09/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/12/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/12/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libpgf-dev", reference:"6.14.12-3+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libpgf6", reference:"6.14.12-3+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libpgf6-dbg", reference:"6.14.12-3+deb8u1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_9A71953A474A11E5ADDE14DAE9D210B8.NASL
    descriptionPengsu Cheng reports : An use-after-free issue in Decoder.cpp was reported to upstream. The problem is due to lack of validation of ColorTableSize.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85573
    published2015-08-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85573
    titleFreeBSD : libpgf -- use-after-free (9a71953a-474a-11e5-adde-14dae9d210b8)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(85573);
      script_version("2.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/21 10:46:31");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-6673");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : libpgf -- use-after-free (9a71953a-474a-11e5-adde-14dae9d210b8)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Pengsu Cheng reports :
    
    An use-after-free issue in Decoder.cpp was reported to upstream. The
    problem is due to lack of validation of ColorTableSize."
      );
      # http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/404
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/404"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://sourceforge.net/p/libpgf/code/147/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://sourceforge.net/p/libpgf/code/148/"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/9a71953a-474a-11e5-adde-14dae9d210b8.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ed44fc6d"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libpgf");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/08/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/08/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/08/21");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"libpgf<=6.14.12")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");