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RHEL 2.1 / 3 : netpbm (RHSA-2005:843)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20360

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated netpbm packages that fix two security issues are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The netpbm package contains a library of functions that support programs for handling various graphics file formats.

A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in the way netpbm converts Portable Anymap (PNM) files into Portable Network Graphics (PNG). A specially crafted PNM file could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by attempting to convert a PNM file to a PNG file when using pnmtopng with the '-text' option. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3632 to this issue.

An 'off by one' bug was found in the way netpbm converts Portable Anymap (PNM) files into Portable Network Graphics (PNG). If a victim attempts to convert a specially crafted 256 color PNM file to a PNG file, then it can cause the pnmtopng utility to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3662 to this issue.

All users of netpbm should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected netpbm, netpbm-devel and / or netpbm-progs packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-3632

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-3662

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:843

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20360

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-843.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/30/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netpbm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netpbm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netpbm-progs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3632, CVE-2005-3662

BID: 15427, 15514

RHSA: 2005:843