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Debian DSA-859-1 : xli - buffer overflows
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19967
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Ariel Berkman discovered several buffer overflows in xloadimage, which are also present in xli, a command line utility for viewing images in X11, and could be exploited via large image titles and cause the execution of arbitrary code.Solution
Upgrade the xli package.For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.17.0-11woody2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.17.0-18sarge1.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19967
File Name: debian_DSA-859.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 10/11/2005
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xli, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-3178
DSA: 859