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netpbm Arbitrary Postscript Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16184
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Release Date:
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2005-07-25
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Last Update:
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2005-08-08
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Popularity:
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12,833 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | NetPBM 10.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2471
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Description:
Max Vozeler has reported a vulnerability in netpbm, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to pstopnm not using the "-dSAFER" option when calling GhostScript to convert a PostScript file into a PBM, PGM, or PNM file. This allows a malicious PostScript file to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 10.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Only use pstopnm on trusted files.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Max Vozeler
Changelog:
2005-08-08: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Debian:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319757
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