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Debian DSA-1745-1 : lcms - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 35967
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several security issues have been discovered in lcms, a color management library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-0581 Chris Evans discovered that lcms is affected by a memory leak, which could result in a denial of service via specially crafted image files.
- CVE-2009-0723 Chris Evans discovered that lcms is prone to several integer overflows via specially crafted image files, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2009-0733 Chris Evans discovered the lack of upper-bounds check on sizes leading to a buffer overflow, which could be used to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Upgrade the lcms packages.For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.17.dfsg-1+lenny1.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.15-1.1+etch2.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0723
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0733
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35967
File Name: debian_DSA-1745.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 3/20/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lcms, 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: 3/20/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0581, CVE-2009-0723, CVE-2009-0733
BID: 34185