Package : xloadimage Vulnerability : buffer overflows Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-3178 Debian Bug : 332524
Ariel Berkman discovered several buffer overflows in xloadimage, a graphics file viewer for X11, that can be exploited via large image titles and cause the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 4.1-10woody2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 4.1-14.3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 4.1-15.
We recommend that you upgrade your xloadimage package.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - --------------------------------