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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53334
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian Security Advisory DSA 263-1 (netpbm-free)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to netpbm-free;announced via advisory DSA 263-1.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to netpbm-free
announced via advisory DSA 263-1.

Vulnerability Insight:
Al Viro and Alan Cox discovered several maths overflow errors in
NetPBM, a set of graphics conversion tools. These programs are not
installed setuid root but are often installed to prepare data for
processing. These vulnerabilities may allow remote attackers to cause
a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
fixed in version 9.20-8.2.

The old stable distribution (potato) does not seem to be affected
by this problem.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been
fixed in version 9.20-9.

Solution:
We recommend that you upgrade your netpbm package.

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0146
BugTraq ID: 6979
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6979
Bugtraq: 20030228 NetPBM, multiple vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104644687816522&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#630433
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630433
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLSA-2003:656
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000656
Debian Security Information: DSA-263 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-263
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-060.html
XForce ISS Database: netpbm-multiple-bo(11463)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11463
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