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diff --git a/glsa-200812-15.xml b/glsa-200812-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b1239c9cf048 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200812-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?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="200812-15"> + <title>POV-Ray: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + POV-Ray includes a version of libpng that might allow for the execution of + arbitrary code when reading a specially crafted PNG file + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">povray</product> + <announced>December 14, 2008</announced> + <revised>December 14, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>153538</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/povray" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.6.1-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.6.1-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + POV-Ray is a well known open-source ray tracer. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + POV-Ray uses a statically linked copy of libpng to view and output PNG + files. The version shipped with POV-Ray is vulnerable to CVE-2008-3964, + CVE-2008-1382, CVE-2006-3334, CVE-2006-0481, CVE-2004-0768. A bug in + POV-Ray's build system caused it to load the old version when your + installed copy of libpng was >=media-libs/libpng-1.2.10. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted PNG file as + a texture, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the + permissions of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All POV-Ray users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/povray-3.6.1-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0768">CVE-2004-0768</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0481">CVE-2006-0481</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3334">CVE-2006-3334</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1382">CVE-2008-1382</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3964">CVE-2008-3964</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:06:51 +0000"> + mabi + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:52:40 +0000"> + mabi + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:06:51 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |