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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63333
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1717-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'devil' package(s) announced via the DSA-1717-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'devil' package(s) announced via the DSA-1717-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Stefan Cornelius discovered a buffer overflow in devil, a cross-platform image loading and manipulation toolkit, which could be triggered via a crafted Radiance RGBE file. This could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.7-5+etch1.

For the testing distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.8-rc2-3+lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.5-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your devil package.

Affected Software/OS:
'devil' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2008-5262
BugTraq ID: 33231
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33231
Debian Security Information: DSA-1717 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1717
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00845.html
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-59/
http://secunia.com/advisories/33470
http://secunia.com/advisories/33637
http://secunia.com/advisories/33801
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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