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FreeBSD : netpbm -- buffer overflow in pnmtopng (ae9fb0d7-c4dc-11da-b2fb-000e0c2e438a)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21493

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Ubuntu reports :

A buffer overflow was found in the 'pnmtopng' conversion program. By tricking an user (or automated system) to process a specially crafted PNM image with pnmtopng, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running pnmtopng.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.ubuntu.com/support/documentation/usn/usn-210-1

http://www.nessus.org/u?ee1a0dca

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21493

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ae9fb0d7c4dc11dab2fb000e0c2e438a.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:netpbm, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2978

BID: 15128