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RHEL 5 : tk (RHSA-2008:0136)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 31162
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated tk packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Tk is a graphical toolkit for the Tcl scripting language.
An input validation flaw was discovered in Tk's GIF image handling. A code-size value read from a GIF image was not properly validated before being used, leading to a buffer overflow. A specially crafted GIF file could use this to cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of the application using the Tk graphical toolkit.
(CVE-2008-0553)
A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in Tk's animated GIF image handling. An animated GIF containing an initial image smaller than subsequent images could cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of the application using the Tk library.
(CVE-2007-5137)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected tk and / or tk-devel packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5137
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 31162
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0136.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/25/2008
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tk-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tk
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: 2/21/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5137, CVE-2008-0553