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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55316
Category:Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2005:1007
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory CLSA-2005:1007.

netpbm are tools for manipulating graphic files in
many formats.

pstopnm did not properly use the '-dSAFER' option when
calling Ghostscript to convert a PostScript file into
a PBM, PGM, or PNM file, which allows remote attackers
to execute arbitrary commands.

Solution:
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades
by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade'

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=001007
http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 14379
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14379
Debian Security Information: DSA-1021 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1021
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757
http://www.osvdb.org/18253
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11645
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-743.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014752
http://secunia.com/advisories/16184
http://secunia.com/advisories/18330
http://secunia.com/advisories/19436
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:019 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0038/
XForce ISS Database: netpbm-dsafer-command-execution(21500)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21500
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