GLSA-200610-03 : ncompress: Buffer Underflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 22522

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200610-03 (ncompress: Buffer Underflow)

Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team discovered a static buffer underflow in ncompress.
Impact :

An attacker could create a specially crafted LZW archive, that when decompressed by a user or automated system would result in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user invoking the utility.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ncompress users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22522

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200610-03.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 10/10/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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:gentoo:linux:ncompress, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1168

BID: 19455

GLSA: 200610-03

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