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NetPBM: math overflow errors

Package(s):NetPBM CVE #(s):CAN-2003-0146
Created:March 17, 2003 Updated:May 27, 2003
Description: Al Viro and Alan Cox discovered several maths overflow errors in NetPBM, a set of graphics conversion tools. These programs are not installed setuid root but are often installed to prepare data for processing. These vulnerabilities may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Alerts:
Conectiva CLA-2003:656 2003-05-27
Red Hat RHSA-2003:060-01 2003-04-03
Mandrake MDKSA-2003:036 2003-03-25
Debian DSA-263-1 2003-03-17
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