X.org X11 up to 6.8.1 XPM Image libXpm memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in X.org X11. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library libXpm of the component XPM Image Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-0605. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in X.org X11 (Windowing System Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing in the library libXpm of the component XPM Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

scan.c for LibXPM may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative bitmap_unit value that leads to a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 03/04/2005. The weakness was released 03/04/2005 with Gentoo Linux (Website). The advisory is available at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0605 since 03/01/2005. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18328 (Fedora Core 2 : xorg-x11-6.7.0-14 (2005-272)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117958 (CentOS Security Update for XFree86 (CESA-2005:044)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at xfree86.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22644), Tenable (18328), SecurityFocus (BID 12714†), OSVDB (14373†) and Secunia (SA19624†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 18328
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 2 : xorg-x11-6.7.0-14 (2005-272)
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OpenVAS ID: 53555
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 723-1 (xfree86)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: xfree86.org

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05/09/2005 +54 days 🔍
05/19/2005 +10 days 🔍
04/12/2006 +328 days 🔍
07/04/2025 +7023 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: x.org

Advisory: gentoo.org
Researcher: http://www.gentoo.org
Organization: Gentoo Linux
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1266

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X-Force: 22644
SecurityFocus: 12714 - libXPM Bitmap_unit Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19624 - SGI ProPack XFree86 Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 14373 - libXpm XPM Image GetImagePixels() / PutImagePixels() Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1013339
Vulnerability Center: 7315 - Buffer Overflow in LibXPM Bitmap_Unit Integer, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2005 14:35
Updated: 07/04/2025 20:45
Changes: 03/10/2005 14:35 (99), 07/01/2019 16:41 (1), 07/04/2025 20:45 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:3D0:103

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