Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 542
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 542

Gentoo: GLSA-200411-28 Normal: libXpm Denial Of Service & Code Exec

gentoo
Calendar Grey November 19, 2004
Scroller Gentoo
libXpm security flaws can lead to system crashes and execution of unauthorized code on Gentoo platforms. Please update immediately.
libXpm contains several vulnerabilities that could lead to a Denial of Service and arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-28 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: X.Org, XFree86: libXpm vulnerabilities Date: November 19, 2004 Bugs: #68544 ID: 200411-28

Synopsis ======= libXpm contains several vulnerabilities that could lead to a Denial of Service and arbitrary code execution.
Background ========= libXpm is a pixmap manipulation library for the X Window System, included in both X.Org and XFree86.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-base/xorg-x11 < 6.8.0-r3 >= 6.8.0-r3 *>= 6.7.0-r3 2 x11-base/xfree < 4.3.0-r8 ...

Read the Full Advisory

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo arbitrary code execution libXpm xorg xfree

Resolution

References

Availability

style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}

Concerns

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo arbitrary code execution libXpm xorg xfree

Synopsis

Background

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Affected Packages

Impact

Workaround