2.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.4%
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the png_image_free() function in the libpng PNG library, which could lead to denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image is processed.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4435. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(124344);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/31");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-7317");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4435");
script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2021-0025");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4435-1 : libpng1.6 - security update");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the png_image_free()
function in the libpng PNG library, which could lead to denial of
service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
image is processed.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=921355");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libpng1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libpng1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4435");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the libpng1.6 packages.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.28-1+deb9u1.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-7317");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/02/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
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:"9.0", prefix:"libpng-dev", reference:"1.6.28-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpng-tools", reference:"1.6.28-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libpng16-16", reference:"1.6.28-1+deb9u1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_note(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | libpng1.6 | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng1.6 |
debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0 |
2.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.4%