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diff --git a/glsa-200504-17.xml b/glsa-200504-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4df93fac7ff6 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200504-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200504-17"> + <title>XV: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in XV, potentially resulting + in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xv</product> + <announced>April 19, 2005</announced> + <revised>April 19, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>88742</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/xv" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.10a-r11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.10a-r11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + XV is an interactive image manipulation program for the X Window + System. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Greg Roelofs has reported multiple input validation errors in XV + image decoders. Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team + has reported insufficient validation in the PDS (Planetary Data System) + image decoder, format string vulnerabilities in the TIFF and PDS + decoders, and insufficient protection from shell meta-characters in + malformed filenames. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Successful exploitation would require a victim to view a specially + created image file using XV, potentially resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All XV users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r11"</code> + </resolution> + <references/> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:13:29 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:15:45 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:58:52 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |