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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0035
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0035)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxpm' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0035 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxpm' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0035 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An out of boundary write has been found in libXpm before 3.5.12 which
can be exploited by an attacker through maliciously crafted XPM files.
To trigger the vulnerability, a program must explicitly request to also
parse XPM extensions while reading files. The motif toolkit and xdm are
two among some programs that set the flag (XpmReturnExtensions). It can
only be exploited on 64-bit systems (CVE-2016-10164).

Affected Software/OS:
'libxpm' package(s) on Mageia 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-2016-10164
BugTraq ID: 95785
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785
Debian Security Information: DSA-3772 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1865
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
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