Debian DSA-263-1 : netpbm-free - math overflow errors

high Nessus Plugin ID 15100

Synopsis

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

Description

Al Viro and Alan Cox discovered several maths overflow errors in NetPBM, a set of graphics conversion tools. These programs are not installed setuid root but are often installed to prepare data for processing. These vulnerabilities may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the netpbm package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 9.20-8.2.

The old stable distribution (potato) does not seem to be affected by this problem.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-263

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15100

File Name: debian_DSA-263.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:netpbm-free, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0146

CERT: 378049, 630433

DSA: 263