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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-34 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: CSTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: November 25, 2007 |
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Bugs: #196673 |
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ID: 200711-34 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in CSTeX, possibly allowing to |
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execute arbitrary code or overwrite arbitrary files. |
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Background |
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CSTeX is a TeX distribution with Czech and Slovak support. It is used |
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for creating and manipulating LaTeX documents. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/cstetex < 2.0.2-r2 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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NOTE: Packages marked with asterisks require manual intervention! |
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Description |
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Multiple issues were found in the teTeX 2 codebase that CSTeX builds |
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upon (GLSA 200709-17, GLSA 200711-26). CSTeX also includes vulnerable |
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code from the GD library (GLSA 200708-05), from Xpdf (GLSA 200709-12, |
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GLSA 200711-22) and from T1Lib (GLSA 200710-12). |
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Impact |
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Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary code and local |
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attackers could possibly overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges |
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of the user running CSTeX via multiple vectors. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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CSTeX is not maintained upstream, so the package was masked in Portage. |
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We recommend that users unmerge CSTeX: |
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# emerge --unmerge app-text/cstetex |
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As an alternative, users should upgrade their systems to use teTeX or |
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TeX Live with its Babel packages. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] GLSA 200708-05 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-05.xml |
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[ 2 ] GLSA 200709-12 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-12.xml |
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[ 3 ] GLSA 200709-17 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-17.xml |
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[ 4 ] GLSA 200710-12 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-12.xml |
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[ 5 ] GLSA 200711-22 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-22.xml |
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[ 6 ] GLSA 200711-26 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-26.xml |
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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-200711-34.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 2007 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 |
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