GLSA-200508-04 : Netpbm: Arbitrary code execution in pstopnm

high Nessus Plugin ID 19388

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200508-04 (Netpbm: Arbitrary code execution in pstopnm)

Max Vozeler reported that pstopnm calls the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted PostScript files without specifying the -dSAFER option, to convert a PostScript file into a PBM, PGM, or PNM file.
Impact :

An attacker could craft a malicious PostScript file and entice a user to run pstopnm on it, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with the permissions of the user running pstopnm.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Netpbm users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose media-libs/netpbm

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19388

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200508-04.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/7/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:netpbm

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2471

BID: 14379

GLSA: 200508-04

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