CVE-2004-0688

Description

Multiple integer overflows in (1) the xpmParseColors function in parse.c, (2) XpmCreateImageFromXpmImage, (3) CreateXImage, (4) ParsePixels, and (5) ParseAndPutPixels for libXpm before 6.8.1 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XPM image file.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 16.03% Top 10%

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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537878	third party advisory us government resource
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.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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11796	vdb entry signature
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17416	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11196	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0688?: CVE-2004-0688 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0688?: To fix CVE-2004-0688, 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-2004-0688 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0688 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.