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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840273
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-664-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tk8.0, tk8.3, tk8.4' package(s) announced via the USN-664-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tk8.0, tk8.3, tk8.4' package(s) announced via the USN-664-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'tk8.0, tk8.3, tk8.4' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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
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