Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1021-1 netpbm-free -- insecure program execution
- Date Reported:
- 28 Mar 2006
- Affected Packages:
- netpbm-free
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 319757.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2471. - More information:
-
Max Vozeler from the Debian Audit Project discovered that pstopnm, a converter from Postscript to the PBM, PGM and PNM formats, launches Ghostscript in an insecure manner, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary shell commands, when converting specially crafted Postscript files.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 9.20-8.6.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 10.0-8sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 10.0-9.
We recommend that you upgrade your netpbm package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_9.20-8.6.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_9.20-8.6.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_9.20.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_9.20-8.6.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_9.20-8.6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_9.20-8.6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_9.20-8.6_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_10.0-8sarge3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_10.0-8sarge3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_10.0.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm-free_10.0-8sarge3.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10_10.0-8sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9_10.0-8sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm9-dev_10.0-8sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/netpbm_10.0-8sarge3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/netpbm-free/libnetpbm10-dev_10.0-8sarge3_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.