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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840270
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-683-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'imlib2' package(s) announced via the USN-683-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'imlib2' package(s) announced via the USN-683-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Imlib2 did not correctly handle certain malformed
XPM images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image
with an application that uses Imlib2, an attacker could cause a denial of
service and possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'imlib2' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.

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-2008-5187
BugTraq ID: 32371
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32371
Debian Security Information: DSA-1672 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00856.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00858.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-23.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:019
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/5
http://osvdb.org/49970
http://secunia.com/advisories/32796
http://secunia.com/advisories/32843
http://secunia.com/advisories/32949
http://secunia.com/advisories/32963
http://secunia.com/advisories/33323
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-683-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3212
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