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FreeBSD : xpcd -- buffer overflow (d337b206-200f-11dc-a197-0011098b2f36)

high Nessus Plugin ID 56497

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Synopsis

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

Description

Debian Project reports :

Erik Sjolund discovered a buffer overflow in pcdsvgaview, an SVGA PhotoCD viewer. xpcd-svga is part of xpcd and uses svgalib to display graphics on the Linux console for which root permissions are required.
A malicious user could overflow a fixed-size buffer and may cause the program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?365164d2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 56497

File Name: freebsd_pkg_d337b206200f11dca1970011098b2f36.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 10/14/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xpcd, 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: 6/21/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0074

BID: 12523

DSA: 676