Executive Summary

Summary
Title XFree86 security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2005:044 First vendor Publication 2005-04-06
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2005-04-06
Severity (Vendor) Moderate Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated XFree86 packages that fix a libXpm integer overflow flaw and a number of bugs are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

3. Problem description:

XFree86 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low level functionality which full-fledged graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed upon.

An integer overflow flaw was found in libXpm, which is used by some applications for loading of XPM images. An attacker could create a malicious XPM file that would execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim using an application linked to the vulnerable library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0605 to this issue.

XFree86 4.1.0 was not functional on systems that did not have a legacy keyboard controller (8042). During startup, the X server would attempt to update registers on the 8042 controller, but if that chip was not present, the X server would hang during startup. This new release has a workaround so that the access to those registers time out if they are not present.

A bug in libXaw could cause applications to segfault on 64-bit systems under certain circumstances. This has been fixed with a patch backported from XFree86 4.3.0.

Xlib contained a memory leak caused by double allocation, which has been fixed in XFree86 4.3.0 using backported patch.

All users of XFree86 should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

150038 - CAN-2005-0605 XPM buffer overflow

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-044.html

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10411
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10411
Title: scan.c for LibXPM may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative bitmap_unit value that leads to a buffer overflow.
Description: scan.c for LibXPM may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative bitmap_unit value that leads to a buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-0605
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Application 1
Application 3
Application 19
Os 2
Os 6
Os 4
Os 6
Os 2
Os 2
Os 36

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-02-03 Name : Solaris Update for CDE 1.6 119280-22
File : nvt/gb_solaris_119280_22.nasl
2010-02-03 Name : Solaris Update for Runtime library for Solaris 10 119281-22
File : nvt/gb_solaris_119281_22.nasl
2009-11-17 Name : Mac OS X Version
File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for XFree86-libs
File : nvt/sles9p5016773.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-08 (openmotif)
File : nvt/glsa_200503_08.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-15 (X.org)
File : nvt/glsa_200503_15.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 723-1 (xfree86)
File : nvt/deb_723_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
14373 libXpm XPM Image GetImagePixels() / PutImagePixels() Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2010-01-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0524.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0261.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-07-05 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-331.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-412.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-97-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-92-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-12 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-273.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-18 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2005-007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-06-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-28 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-473.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-19 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-272.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-12 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-412.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-11 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-081.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-11 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-723.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-02 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-080.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-07 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-044.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-03-30 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-331.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-03-14 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200503-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-03-06 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200503-08.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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