CVE-2004-0687

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000924
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.0/patches/README.xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109530851323415&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170620/Solaris-10-dtprintinfo-libXm-libXpm-Security-Issues.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-003.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20235
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57653-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-560
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-07.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882750
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:098
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434715/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11196
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1914
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17414
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9187
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/27-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.0/patches/README.xorg-CAN-2004-0687-0688.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109530851323415&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170620/Solaris-10-dtprintinfo-libXm-libXpm-Security-Issues.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-003.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57653-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434715/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9187
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/27-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
22.1%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

x.org suse openbsd xfree86_project