[ GLSA 200503-15 ] X.org: libXpm vulnerability

[Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200503-15
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: X.org: libXpm vulnerability
      Date: March 12, 2005
   Updated: March 12, 2005
      Bugs: #83598
        ID: 200503-15

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Synopsis
========

A new vulnerability has been discovered in libXpm, which is included in
X.org, that can potentially lead to remote code execution.

Background
==========

libXpm is a pixmap manipulation library for the X Window System,
included in X.org.

Affected packages
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     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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  1  x11-base/xorg-x11     < 6.8.2-r1                     *>= 6.8.0-r5
                                                           >= 6.8.2-r1

Description
===========

Chris Gilbert has discovered potentially exploitable buffer overflow
cases in libXpm that weren't fixed in previous libXpm versions.

Impact
======

A carefully-crafted XPM file could crash X.org, potentially allowing
the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
the application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All X.org users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose x11-base/xorg-x11

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0605
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0605
  [ 2 ] Freedesktop bug
        https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1920

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-15.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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