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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64481
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1842-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openexr' package(s) announced via the DSA-1842-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openexr' package(s) announced via the DSA-1842-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenEXR image library, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2009-1720

Drew Yao discovered integer overflows in the preview and compression code.

CVE-2009-1721

Drew Yao discovered that an uninitialised pointer could be freed in the decompression code.

CVE-2009-1722

A buffer overflow was discovered in the compression code.

For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.2-4.3+etch2.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+lenny3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your openexr packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'openexr' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.

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-2009-1720
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 35838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-218A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1842 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01286.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01290.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:190
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
http://secunia.com/advisories/36030
http://secunia.com/advisories/36032
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
http://secunia.com/advisories/36123
http://secunia.com/advisories/36753
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00000.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1721
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1722
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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