GLSA-200409-07 : xv: Buffer overflows in image handling

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14661

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-07 (xv: Buffer overflows in image handling)

Multiple buffer overflow and integer handling vulnerabilities have been discovered in xv's image processing code. These vulnerabilities have been found in the xvbmp.c, xviris.c, xvpcx.c and xvpm.c source files.
Impact :

An attacker might be able to embed malicious code into an image, which would lead to the execution of arbitrary code under the privileges of the user viewing the image.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All xv users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r7' # emerge '>=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r7'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14661

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200409-07.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 9/3/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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:gentoo:linux:xv, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0802

GLSA: 200409-07

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