Debian DSA-858-1 : xloadimage - buffer overflows

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19966

Synopsis

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

Description

Ariel Berkman discovered several buffer overflows in xloadimage, a graphics file viewer for X11, that can be exploited via large image titles and cause the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xloadimage package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 4.1-10woody2.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 4.1-14.3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19966

File Name: debian_DSA-858.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/11/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xloadimage, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3178

DSA: 858

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