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From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200903-04 ] DevIL: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:51:48
Message-Id: 49B1A5E5.3080501@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-04
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: DevIL: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: March 06, 2009
10 Bugs: #255217
11 ID: 200903-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple boundary errors in DevIL may allow for the execution of
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 Developer's Image Library (DevIL) is a cross-platform image library.
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26 Affected packages
27 =================
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-libs/devil < 1.7.7 >= 1.7.7
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34 Description
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37 Stefan Cornelius (Secunia Research) discovered two boundary errors
38 within the iGetHdrHeader() function in src-IL/src/il_hdr.c.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
44 Radiance RGBE file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary
45 code.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All DevIL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/devil-1.7.7"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5262
64 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5262
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-04.xml
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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