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Debian DSA-1256-1 : gtk+2.0 - programming error

low Nessus Plugin ID 24295

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the image loading code in the GTK+ graphical user interface library performs insufficient error handling when loading malformed images, which may lead to denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the GTK packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.4-3.2. This update lacks builds for the Motorola 680x0 architecture, which had build problems. Packages will be released once this problem has been resolved.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.20-5.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1256

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 24295

File Name: debian_DSA-1256.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/9/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gtk%2b2.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0010

DSA: 1256