Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : imlib (MDKSA-2002:029)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13936

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Previous versions of imlib, prior to 1.9.13, would fall back to the NetPBM library which is not suitable for loading untrusted images due to various problem in it's code. The new imlib also fixes some problems with arguments passed to malloc(). These problems could allow attackers to construct images that could cause crashes or, potentially, the execution of arbitrary code when said images are loaded by a viewer that uses imlib.

Thanks to Alan Cox and Al Viro for discovering the problems.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13936

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-029.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:mandriva:linux:imlib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:imlib-cfgeditor, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:imlib-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libimlib1-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0167, CVE-2002-0168

BID: 4336, 4339

MDKSA: 2002:029