Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imlib (MDKSA-2005:007)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 16158

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Pavel Kankovsky discovered several heap overflow flaw in the imlib image handler. An attacker could create a carefully crafted image file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with imlib to execute arbitrary code when the file was opened by a user (CVE-2004-1025).

As well, Pavel also discovered several integer overflows in imlib.
These could allow an attacker, creating a carefully crafted image file, to cause an application linked with imlib to execute arbitrary code or crash (CVE-2004-1026).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these problems.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 16158

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-007.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 1/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:mandriva:linux:imlib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:imlib-cfgeditor, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64imlib1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64imlib1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64imlib2_1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64imlib2_1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64imlib2_1-filters, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64imlib2_1-loaders, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib2_1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib2_1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib2_1-filters, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib2_1-loaders, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1025, CVE-2004-1026

MDKSA: 2005:007