Debian DSA-981-1 : bmv - integer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 22847

Synopsis

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

Description

'felinemalice' discovered an integer overflow in BMV, a post script viewer for SVGAlib, that may lead to the execution of arbitrary code through specially crafted Postscript files.

Solution

Upgrade the bmv package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2-14.3.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2-17sarge1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22847

File Name: debian_DSA-981.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/14/2006

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: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bmv, 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: 2/26/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3278

DSA: 981

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