Debian DSA-1743-1 : libtk-img - buffer overflows

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35932

Synopsis

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

Description

Two buffer overflows have been found in the GIF image parsing code of Tk, a cross-platform graphical toolkit, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2007-5137 It was discovered that libtk-img is prone to a buffer overflow via specially crafted multi-frame interlaced GIF files.

- CVE-2007-5378 It was discovered that libtk-img is prone to a buffer overflow via specially crafted GIF files with certain subimage sizes.

Solution

Upgrade the libtk-img packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3-release-7+lenny1.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3-15etch3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35932

File Name: debian_DSA-1743.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/17/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtk-img, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5137, CVE-2007-5378

BID: 25826

CWE: 119

DSA: 1743

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