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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.65740
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:262 (netpbm)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to netpbm;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:262.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to netpbm
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:262.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in netpbm:

pamperspective in Netpbm before 10.35.48 does not properly calculate
a window height, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a
denial of service (crash) via a crafted image file that triggers an
out-of-bounds read (CVE-2008-4799).

This update fixes this vulnerability.

Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate 4.0, Enterprise Server 5.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4799
BugTraq ID: 31871
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31871
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00058.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00069.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/2
XForce ISS Database: netpbm-pamperspective-pngtopnm-bo(46054)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46054
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