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Debian Security Advisory DSA 426-1                     security@debian.org 
Debian -- Security Information                              Matt Zimmerman
January 18th, 2004                       Debian -- Debian security FAQ 
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Package        : netpbm-free
Vulnerability  : insecure temporary files
Problem-Type   : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids        : CAN-2003-0924

netpbm is graphics conversion toolkit made up of a large number of
single-purpose programs.  Many of these programs were found to create
temporary files in an insecure manner, which could allow a local
attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking a
vulnerable netpbm tool.

For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been
fixed in version 2:9.20-8.4.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 2:9.25-9.

We recommend that you update your netpbm-free 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
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  Source archives:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:      662 2074eb1d13fa871111ec06f18ff57725
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    52834 0b7fbdc2e47c9a2a2e8da7eb54b98bb6
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1882851 0f153116c21bc7d2e167e574a486c22f

  Alpha architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    77762 1b6724adf13a90cf981122831e20165c
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   135466 ed7e2fb447336275d65c0e984553ac9e
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1413784 feca605bc7f99fe0b7eb1fe5ae6e4e10

  ARM architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    64148 b8151d91f4b6461d61aff5ca93186356
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   125526 5ad7c026d001b8033f7249fb59574f5e
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1127644 e014fc4f87defe6d845288dc19a7f9dc

  Intel IA-32 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    62450 6f7e06e132e08cabfd629d0cb89c7d98
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   103436 2c5d4e71e3de9bc55303d81a842c97f6
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1079210 794d6f39a9f8cb427f1ca2569f1b10ec

  Intel IA-64 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    96534 8b8a73f914ec44486e23139547bc5c87
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   170446 39927dc25960cb6db29a1ebe7d09436a
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1608638 6585784653a932078ba3354844e13fa7

  HP Precision architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    83914 666e951ffedd72f5d2a4e6abe379f94d
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   122954 bc35c5b3ca865b04c94b805ef3947b75
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1337394 248f5113d06737cb2d35c889fb26a95a

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    62048 60f5dfaf168d9a8ed74194ffa3a4e299
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   102256 909a64f8620188f4bb17fb84613f3f60
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1016512 5caf53f54597bf2944ed798a4fe6c299

  Big endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    66904 342b1aa43a2a9a5737d86d44a64a6025
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   123508 fbfa242ebee248d72f5f95874836fde4
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1181146 4fdf19eedaf2e2dd070bd20524a68005

  Little endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    66740 b7552fba3606a3f58ebb452abf7f0fea
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   123598 438cdf503b994fd3540f127ac1d31293
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1179992 e064c0325d910621134cc151c6f0b420

  PowerPC architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    68940 aad85d5f1b3d9e959ceb11ce78d9a3b7
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   117868 f90c3780160363d358b072e458ec419e
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1153728 37e3b1719ed32004377410bfc49a82c5

  IBM S/390 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    66696 6d600c371a05c4689b7f45d3800d70dc
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   116054 86fdf11619f0411cc4eac144d51556ce
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1130276 b4d038d29e5c674d034bda4f989d976f

  Sun Sparc architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:    65304 7a162f5688e187d6dd8f179a1a1bf7aa
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   118610 148bb94f30313a348ba2c7570734d4e3
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:  1435468 69ab0007d50cf12a59de32d29e5e5f8b

  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next revision.

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For apt-get: deb  Debian -- Security Information  stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp:    dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show ' and  http://packages.debian.org/

Debian: netpbm-free Insecure temporary files

January 19, 2004
Many of these programs were found to create temporary files in an insecure manner.

Summary

netpbm is graphics conversion toolkit made up of a large number of
single-purpose programs. Many of these programs were found to create
temporary files in an insecure manner, which could allow a local
attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking a
vulnerable netpbm tool.

For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been
fixed in version 2:9.20-8.4.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 2:9.25-9.

We recommend that you update your netpbm-free 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

...

Read the Full Advisory

Severity
Package : netpbm-free

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