-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : netpbm SUMMARY : Multiple vulnerabilities DATE : 2003-05-27 14:54:00 ID : CLA-2003:656 RELEVANT RELEASES : 8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION The netpbm package contains a library of functions and a set of basic tools to manipulate various graphics file formats, including pbm, pgm, pnm, ppm and others. Alan Cox and Al Viro discovered[1] several "math overflow" vulnerabilities in netpbm versions <= 9.20. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers using specially crafted images. Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service conditions or arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the affected program. The netpbm packages included in this update announcement are based on netpbm version 9.20 and contain a patch to fix the aforementioned vulnerabilities. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CAN-2003-0146 to this issue[2]. SOLUTION All netpbm users should upgrade. REFERENCES: 1.http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104644687816522&w=2 2.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0146 UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/libnetpbm9-9.20-1U80_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/libnetpbm9-devel-9.20-1U80_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/libnetpbm9-devel-static-9.20-1U80_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/netpbm-9.20-1U80_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/netpbm-9.20-1U80_1cl.src.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribeat_private unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribeat_private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE+06dE42jd0JmAcZARAj0kAKCGue9aOaeMCdYhPgVlJZgIg+o1ZACfUt2h QIsEIxlFEBmsAu0tweo7Ffw= =qZPc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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