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Debian DSA-723-1 : xfree86 - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 18227

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the Xpm library which is used in XFree86. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XPM image that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xfree86 and associated packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.0-16woody6.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=298939

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-723

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18227

File Name: debian_DSA-723.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/11/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/1/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0605

BID: 12714

DSA: 723