Debian Security Advisory
DSA-069-1 xloadimage -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 09 Aug 2001
- Affected Packages:
- xloadimage
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 3006.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-0775. - More information:
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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 usingxloadimagewhich would allow them to execute arbitrary code.This problem was fixed in version 4.1-5potato1.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1.dsc
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_i386.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/xloadimage_4.1-5potato1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.