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[ GLSA 200510-18 ] Netpbm: Buffer overflow in pnmtopng
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thierry Carrez)
Thu Oct 20 14:52:59 2005
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Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:29:30 +0200
From: Thierry Carrez <koon@gentoo.org>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Netpbm: Buffer overflow in pnmtopng
Date: October 20, 2005
Bugs: #109705
ID: 200510-18
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Synopsis
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The pnmtopng utility, part of the Netpbm tools, contains a
vulnerability which can potentially result in the execution of
arbitrary code.
Background
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Netpbm is a package of 220 graphics programs and a programming library,
including pnmtopng, a tool to convert PNM image files to the PNG
format.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/netpbm < 10.29 >= 10.29
Description
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RedHat reported that pnmtopng is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.
Impact
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An attacker could craft a malicious PNM file and entice a user to run
pnmtopng on it, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running pnmtopng.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Netpbm users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/netpbm-10.29"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2978
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2978
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-18.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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