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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-07 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Xpdf: Untrusted search path |
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Date: April 07, 2009 |
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Bugs: #242930 |
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ID: 200904-07 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in Xpdf might allow local attackers to execute |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Xpdf is a PDF file viewer that runs under the X Window System. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/xpdf < 3.02-r2 >= 3.02-r2 |
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Description |
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Erik Wallin reported that Gentoo's Xpdf attempts to read the "xpdfrc" |
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file from the current working directory if it cannot find a ".xpdfrc" |
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file in the user's home directory. This is caused by a missing |
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definition of the SYSTEM_XPDFRC macro when compiling a repackaged |
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version of Xpdf. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could entice a user to run "xpdf" from a directory |
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containing a specially crafted "xpdfrc" file, resulting in the |
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execution of arbitrary code when attempting to, e.g., print a file. |
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Workaround |
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Do not run Xpdf from untrusted working directories. |
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Resolution |
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All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-3.02-r2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1144 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1144 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-07.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |