GLSA 200503-09: xv: Filename handling vulnerability

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Severity:	normal
Title:	xv: Filename handling vulnerability
Date:	03/04/2005
Bugs:	#83686
ID:	200503-09

Synopsis

xv contains a format string vulnerability, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

xv is an interactive image manipulation package for X11.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/xv	< 3.10a-r10	>= 3.10a-r10	All supported architectures

Description

Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team identified a flaw in the handling of image filenames by xv.

Impact

Successful exploitation would require a victim to process a specially crafted image with a malformed filename, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All xv users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r10"

References

CVE-2005-0665

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-09.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.