Integer underflow in the input_bmp_reader function in input-bmp.c in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a small value in the biSize field in the header of a BMP file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - ..CVE-2017-9200 autotrace: Multiple security issues (CVE-2017-9200)

  - Integer underflow in the input_bmp_reader function in input-bmp.c in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows context-     dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a small value in the biSize field in the header of a     BMP file, which triggers a buffer overflow. (CVE-2013-1953)

  - libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the pnm_load_ascii function in     input-pnm.c:303:12. (CVE-2017-9151)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This update of autotrace fixes a buffer overflow issue.

  - Fix stack-based buffer overflow in bmp parser     (CVE-2013-1953.patch, bnc#815382, CVE-2013-1953).

This is an update that fixes possible buffer overflow when parsing BMP files.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Updated autotrace package fixes security vulnerability :

Stack-based buffer overflow in bmp parser (CVE-2013-1953).

Updated autotrace package corrects the issue.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
198629	RHEL 6 : autotrace (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
75051	openSUSE Security Update : autotrace (openSUSE-SU-2013:1044-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
67333	Fedora 18 : autotrace-0.31.1-34.fc18 (2013-12032)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
67329	Fedora 19 : autotrace-0.31.1-34.fc19 (2013-11904)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
67135	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : autotrace (MDVSA-2013:190)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	medium

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CVE-2013-1953

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