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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
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A new vulnerability has been discovered in libXpm, which is included in
X.org, that can potentially lead to remote code execution.
Background
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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
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Chris Gilbert has discovered potentially exploitable buffer overflow
cases in libXpm that weren't fixed in previous libXpm versions.
Impact
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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
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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?
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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@xxxxxxxxxx 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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