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Debian DSA-552-1 : imlib2 - unsanitised input

high Nessus Plugin ID 15389

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Marcus Meissner discovered a heap overflow error in imlib2, an imaging library for X and X11 and the successor of imlib, that may be utilised by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victims machine.

Solution

Upgrade the imlib2 packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.5-2woody1.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=271375

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-552

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15389

File Name: debian_DSA-552.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imlib2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0802, CVE-2004-0817

DSA: 552