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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200503-15] X.org: libXpm vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200503-15] X.org: libXpm vulnerability |
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X.org: libXpm vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-15 (X.org: libXpm vulnerability) Chris Gilbert has discovered potentially exploitable buffer overflow cases in libXpm that weren't fixed in previous libXpm versions. Impact A carefully-crafted XPM file could crash X.org, potentially permiting the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0605 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1920 Solution: All X.org users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose x11-base/xorg-x11 Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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