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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2005:133)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19892

Synopsis

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

Description

Max Vozeler discovered that pstopnm, a part of the netpbm graphics utility suite, would call the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted PostScript files without using the -dSAFER option when converting a PostScript file into a PBM, PGM, or PNM file. This could result in the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running pstopnm if they could be convinced to try to convert a malicious PostScript file.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://secunia.com/advisories/16184/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19892

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-133.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 10/5/2005

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: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9-devel, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:netpbm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2471

BID: 14379

MDKSA: 2005:133