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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61868
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-664-1 (tk8.4)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to tk8.4
announced via advisory USN-664-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Details follow:

It was discovered that Tk could be made to overrun a buffer when loading
certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
GIF image, remote attackers could cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code with user privileges.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
tk8.0 8.0.5-11ubuntu0.1
tk8.3 8.3.5-4ubuntu1.2
tk8.4 8.4.12-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 7.10:
tk8.3 8.3.5-6ubuntu3.1
tk8.4 8.4.15-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
tk8.4 8.4.16-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-664-1

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
8.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0553
BugTraq ID: 27655
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27655
Bugtraq: 20080212 rPSA-2008-0054-1 tk (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded
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-1490 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1490
Debian Security Information: DSA-1491 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491
Debian Security Information: DSA-1598 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1598
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00193.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00132.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00115.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00205.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00116.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:041
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0135.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019309
http://secunia.com/advisories/28784
http://secunia.com/advisories/28807
http://secunia.com/advisories/28848
http://secunia.com/advisories/28857
http://secunia.com/advisories/28867
http://secunia.com/advisories/28954
http://secunia.com/advisories/29069
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
http://secunia.com/advisories/30129
http://secunia.com/advisories/30188
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
http://secunia.com/advisories/30783
http://secunia.com/advisories/32608
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:013 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-664-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0430
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1456/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4414
BugTraq ID: 32160
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32160
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTU02383
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122600765224240&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT080098
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Nov/1021152.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32621
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4567
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3050
XForce ISS Database: hptru64unix-showfile-priv-escalation(46414)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46414
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0554
1019358
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019358
27682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27682
29079
http://secunia.com/advisories/29079
30280
http://secunia.com/advisories/30280
32607
http://secunia.com/advisories/32607
ADV-2008-0460
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0460
DSA-1579
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1579
MDVSA-2008:039
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:039
RHSA-2008:0131
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0131.html
USN-665-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-665-1
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464056
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2216
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10975
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10975
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3443
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 30682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30682
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1695 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1695
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6239
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9570
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0895.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021075
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
http://secunia.com/advisories/32372
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
http://secunia.com/advisories/33398
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4158
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
XForce ISS Database: ruby-regex-dos(44688)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44688
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3655
BugTraq ID: 30644
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644
Bugtraq: 20080831 rPSA-2008-0264-1 ruby (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1651 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
Debian Security Information: DSA-1652 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11602
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020656
http://secunia.com/advisories/31697
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
XForce ISS Database: ruby-safelevel-security-bypass(44369)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44369
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3656
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9682
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020654
XForce ISS Database: ruby-webrick-dos(44371)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44371
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3657
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9793
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020652
XForce ISS Database: ruby-dl-security-bypass(44372)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44372
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3790
BugTraq ID: 30802
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483
XForce ISS Database: ruby-rexml-dos(44628)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3905
BugTraq ID: 31699
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034
http://secunia.com/advisories/32948
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754
XForce ISS Database: ruby-resolv-dns-spoofing(45935)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4395
BugTraq ID: 32118
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32118
http://www.mail-archive.com/frugalware-git@frugalware.org/msg22366.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021142
http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:057 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2
XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-ndiswrapper-bo(46437)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437
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