CVE-2004-0687

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) xpmParseColors in parse.c, (2) ParseAndPutPixels in create.c, and (3) ParsePixels in parse.c for libXpm before 6.8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XPM image file.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 19.95% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/27-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1914	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882750	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:098	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434715/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109530851323415&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-560	vendor advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-003.txt
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000924	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11196	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.0/patches/README.xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20235	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57653-1	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9187	signature vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17414	vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170620/Solaris-10-dtprintinfo-libXm-libXpm-Security-Issues.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0687?: CVE-2004-0687 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0687?: To fix CVE-2004-0687, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0687 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0687 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.