Debian DSA-599-1 : tetex-bin - integer overflows

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15835

Synopsis

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

Description

Chris Evans discovered several integer overflows in xpdf, that are also present in tetex-bin, binary files for the teTeX distribution, which can be exploited remotely by a specially crafted PDF document and lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the tetex-bin packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 20011202-7.3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15835

File Name: debian_DSA-599.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/26/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tetex-bin, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0888

DSA: 599

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