CVE-2005-0605

Summary

CVECVE-2005-0605
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-03-02 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionscan.c for LibXPM may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative bitmap_unit value that leads to a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Altlinux Alt Linux 2.3 All compact All
Operating System Altlinux Alt Linux 2.3 All junior All
Application Lesstif Lesstif 0.93.94 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 All amd64 All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 10.2 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 10.2 All x86_64 All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 All x86_64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All workstation_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_3.0 All All All
Application Sgi Propack 3.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.1 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.3 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.3 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.3 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All sparc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All spa All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All sparc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All x86 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.2 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All sparc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.0 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 8.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.0 All x86_64 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.2 All x86_64 All
Application X.org X11r6 6.7.0 All All All
Application X.org X11r6 6.8 All All All
Application X.org X11r6 6.8.1 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 3.3 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 3.3.2 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 3.3.3 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 3.3.4 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 3.3.5 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 3.3.6 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.0.1 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.0.2.11 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.0.3 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.1.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.1.11 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.1.12 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.2.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.2.1 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.2.1 All errata All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.3.0 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.3.0.1 All All All
Application Xfree86 Project X11r6 4.3.0.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare update for libXpm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
USN-97-1: libxpm vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - SGI ProPack XFree86 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Bug 83598 - x11-base/xorg-x11: More XPM issues (CAN-2005-0605) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- OpenMotif, LessTif: New libXpm buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-723-1 xfree86 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060403-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
Secunia - Advisories - SCO OpenServer update for libXpm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
libXPM Bitmap_unit Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - LibXpm Integer Overflow in 'lib/scan.c' May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 Security Update 2005-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.5/SCOSA-2006.5.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
Gentoo Bug 83655 - x11-libs/openmotif: new XPM lib vulnerability (CAN-2005-0605) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[FLSA-2006:152803] Updated lesstif packages fix security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - X11 libXpm XPM Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-92-1: LessTif vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.57/SCOSA-2005.57.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- X.org: libXpm vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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