Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2005:217)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20449

Synopsis

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

Description

Greg Roelofs discovered and fixed several buffer overflows in pnmtopng which is also included in netpbm, a collection of graphic conversion utilities, that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code via a specially crafted PNM file.

Multiple buffer overflows in pnmtopng in netpbm 10.0 and earlier allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
(CVE-2005-3632)

An off-by-one buffer overflow in pnmtopng, when using the -alpha command line option, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file with exactly 256 colors. (CVE-2005-3662)

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20449

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-217.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:netpbm, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1

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: 11/30/2005

Reference Information

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

BID: 15427, 15514

MDKSA: 2005:217

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