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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56233
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2006:0194
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2006:0194.

The gd package contains a graphics library used for the dynamic creation of
images such as PNG and JPEG.

Several buffer overflow flaws were found in the way gd allocates memory.
An attacker could create a carefully crafted image that could execute
arbitrary code if opened by a victim using a program linked against the gd
library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
assigned the name CVE-2004-0941 to these issues.

Users of gd should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch and is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0194.html

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
10.0

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 11663
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0941
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11663
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: P-071
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-071.shtml
Debian Security Information: DSA-601 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-601
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:113
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:114
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11176
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1195
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-638.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0194.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13179/
http://secunia.com/advisories/18686
http://secunia.com/advisories/20824
http://secunia.com/advisories/21050
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0058
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-25-1/
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-33-1/
XForce ISS Database: gd-graphics-gdmalloc-bo(18048)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18048
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