Debian: 'xloadimage' buffer overflow
Debian: 'xloadimage' buffer overflow
The version of xloadimage (a graphics files viewer for X) that was shipped in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 has a buffer overflow in the code that handles FACES format images.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-069-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Wichert Akkerman August 9, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : xloadimage Problem type : buffer overflow Debian-specific: no The version of xloadimage (a graphics files viewer for X) that was shipped in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 has a buffer overflow in the code that handles FACES format images. This could be exploited by an attacker by tricking someone into viewing a specially crafted image using xloadimage which would allow him to execute arbitrary code. This problem was fixed in version 4.1-5potato1. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato --------------------------------- Potato was released for alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc and sparc. Source archives: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1.diff.gz MD5 checksum: 7b920717cbf09b1cc250238817bc66c0 https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1.dsc MD5 checksum: 2ef27a164ecd1bcf6c2e34957492497b https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1.orig.tar.gz MD5 checksum: 7331850fc04056ab8ae6b5725d1fb3d2 Alpha architecture: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_alpha.deb MD5 checksum: 69ab7a8777d520dca31271240ab374fb ARM architecture: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_arm.deb MD5 checksum: 5acda93a872bbfbcd26e72534f5b11a7 Intel IA-32 architecture: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_i386.deb MD5 checksum: 909a84515f69e2329229aa5d5d805b7f Motorola 680x0 architecture: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_m68k.deb MD5 checksum: 0122fdd096f84bbd03df4f6a79bd3a9f PowerPC architecture: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_powerpc. deb MD5 checksum: 16534e4be23f0917fe8483ece92a4c76 Sun Sparc architecture: https://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_sparc.deb MD5 checksum: 666443fce4e4fe474b7b1015e9ca382e These packages will be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate directory ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/binary-$arch/ . -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- apt-get: deb https://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.