Debian DSA-614-1 : xzgv - integer overflows

critical Nessus Plugin ID 16020

Synopsis

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

Description

Luke 'infamous41md' discovered multiple vulnerabilities in xzgv, a picture viewer for X11 with a thumbnail-based selector. Remote exploitation of an integer overflow vulnerability could allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xzgv package immediately.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 0.7-6woody2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-614

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 16020

File Name: debian_DSA-614.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/21/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:xzgv, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0994, CVE-2004-1095

DSA: 614