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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 >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2004:034: XFree86-libs, xshared Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2004:034: XFree86-libs, xshared |
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Check for the version of the XFree86-libs, xshared package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2004:034 (XFree86-libs, xshared). Chris Evans reported three vulnerabilities in libXpm which can be exploited remotely by providing malformed XPM image files. The function xpmParseColors() is vulnerable to an integer overflow and a stack-based buffer overflow. The functions ParseAndPutPixels() as well as ParsePixels() is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow too. Additionally Matthieu Herrb found two one-byte buffer overflows. Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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