PT-2001-1007 · Xli · Xli

Tavis Ormandy · Published 2001-04-17 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0639

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions xli versions prior to 1.17

Description The issue is related to buffer management errors and potential integer overflows in PPM files, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This could lead to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities can be done remotely.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.17, update to version 1.17 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of certain image properties and PPM files to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable xli package until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02562

CVE-2005-0639

DSA-694-1

DSA-695-1

Affected Products

Xli

References · 13

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79762 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0638 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0639 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0639 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0639 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02562 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0639 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-695 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-0775 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0639 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-695 · Note