Debian dla-3603 : libxpm-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 182585

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3603 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3603-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort October 05, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libxpm Version : 1:3.5.12-1+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2023-43786 CVE-2023-43787 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789

Several vulnerabilities were found in libXpm, the X Pixmap (XPM) image library.

CVE-2023-43786

Yair Mizrahi discovered an infinite recursion issue when parsing crafted XPM files, which would result in denial of service.

CVE-2023-43787

Yair Mizrahi discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in libX11 when parsing crafted XPM files, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2023-43788

Alan Coopersmith found an out of bounds read in XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer, which could result in denial of service when parsing crafted XPM files.

CVE-2023-43789

Alan Coopersmith discovered an out of bounds read issue when parsing corrupted colormaps, which could lead to denial of service when parsing crafted XPM files.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.5.12-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxpm packages.

For the detailed security status of libxpm please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxpm

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libxpm-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182585

File Name: debian_DLA-3603.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43787

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xpmutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxpm4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxpm-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43787, CVE-2023-43788, CVE-2023-43789

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