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Debian Security Advisory DSA 723-1 (xfree86)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xfree86 announced via advisory DSA 723-1.
Insight
Insight
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the Xpm library which is used in XFree86. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XPM image that could lead to the execution or arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.0-16woody6 For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed in version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-13, which is currently in preparation. We recommend that you upgrade your xfree86 and associated packages.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20723-1