FrSIRT - Mandriva Security Update Fixes Netpbm GIF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Mandriva Security Update Fixes Netpbm GIF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : Mandriva Security Update Fixes Netpbm GIF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0461
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0554
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-02-08

Advisory Details

Description

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Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Mandriva, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in Netpbm. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0460

ChangeLog

2008-02-08 : Initial release

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