Overview
Multiple tools within the Netpbm package create temporary files in an insecure manner.
Description
Netpbm is a toolkit that contains over 220 separate tools for manipulating graphic images. Multiple tools within the Netpbm package create temporary files insecurely. |
Impact
A local attacker could overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the Netpbm tool process. |
Solution
Upgrade or Apply Patch Upgrade or apply patch as specified by your vendor. |
Vendor Information
487102
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Debian for the information contained in their security advisory.
This document was written by Damon Morda.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2003-0924 |
| Severity Metric: | 2.03 |
| Date Public: | 2004-01-18 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-01-19 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-01-23 21:52 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 11 |