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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 >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2005-332: xloadimage Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-332: xloadimage |
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Check for the version of the xloadimage packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment A new xloadimage package that fixes bugs in handling malformed tiff and pbm/pnm/ppm images, and in handling metacharacters in filenames is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The xloadimage utility displays images in an X Window System window, loads images into the root window, or writes images into a file. Xloadimage supports many image types (including GIF, TIFF, JPEG, XPM, and XBM). A flaw was discovered in xloadimage where filenames were not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command. A possible hacker could create a file with a carefully crafted filename so that it would execute arbitrary commands if opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0638 to this issue. Another bug in xloadimage would cause it to crash if called with certain invalid TIFF, PNM, PBM, or PPM file names. All users of xloadimage should upgrade to this erratum package which contains backported patches to correct these issues. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-332.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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Mainframe, DEC, VAX, AS 400 |
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