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FreeBSD : xpm -- image decoding vulnerabilities (ef253f8b-0727-11d9-b45d-000c41e2cdad)
high Nessus Plugin ID 19161
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
Chris Evans discovered several vulnerabilities in the libXpm image decoder :- A stack-based buffer overflow in xpmParseColors
- An integer overflow in xpmParseColors
- A stack-based buffer overflow in ParsePixels and ParseAndPutPixels
The X11R6.8.1 release announcement reads :
This version is purely a security release, addressing multiple integer and stack overflows in libXpm, the X Pixmap library; all known versions of X (both XFree86 and X.Org) are affected, so all users of X are strongly encouraged to upgrade.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?ba8c3ae8
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 19161
File Name: freebsd_pkg_ef253f8b072711d9b45d000c41e2cdad.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 7/13/2005
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
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: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-openmotif, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:agenda-snow-libs, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:lesstif, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:open-motif-devel, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xfree86-libraries, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux_base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libxpm, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:open-motif, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zh-cle_base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mupad, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xpm, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xorg-libraries
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2004
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-0687, CVE-2004-0688