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Debian DSA-1594-1 : imlib2 - buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 33175

Synopsis

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

Description

Stefan Cornelius discovered two buffer overflows in Imlib's - a powerful image loading and rendering library - image loaders for PNM and XPM images, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the imlib2 package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.0.0debian1-4+etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1594

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33175

File Name: debian_DSA-1594.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/16/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imlib2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2426

CWE: 119

DSA: 1594