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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59640
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1415-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tk8.4' package(s) announced via the DSA-1415-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tk8.4' package(s) announced via the DSA-1415-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Tk, a cross-platform graphical toolkit for Tcl, performs insufficient input validation in the code used to load GIF images, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 8.4.9-1sarge1.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 8.4.12-1etch1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tk8.4 packages. Updated packages for sparc will be provided later.

Affected Software/OS:
'tk8.4' package(s) on Debian 3.1, Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2007-5378
BugTraq ID: 26056
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26056
Bugtraq: 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1415 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1415
Debian Security Information: DSA-1416 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1416
Debian Security Information: DSA-1743 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1743
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:200
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9480
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0135.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27207
http://secunia.com/advisories/27295
http://secunia.com/advisories/27801
http://secunia.com/advisories/27806
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
http://secunia.com/advisories/30129
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
http://secunia.com/advisories/34297
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-529-1
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001826.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1456/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
XForce ISS Database: tktoolkit-filereadgif-dos(37189)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37189
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