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Debian DSA-607-1 : xfree86 - several vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15932

Synopsis

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

Description

Several developers have discovered a number of problems in the libXpm library which is provided by X.Org, XFree86 and LessTif. These bugs can be exploited by remote and/or local attackers to gain access to the system or to escalate their local privileges, by using a specially crafted XPM image.

Solution

Upgrade the xlibs package immediately.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.0-16woody5.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-607

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15932

File Name: debian_DSA-607.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xfree86, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0914

DSA: 607