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From: Luke Macken <lewk@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200411-12 ] zgv: Multiple buffer overflows
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 17:03:35
Message-Id: 1099846775.13642.7.camel@tomservo.rh.rit.edu
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-12:01
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: zgv: Multiple buffer overflows
9 Date: November 07, 2004
10 Bugs: #69150
11 ID: 200411-12:01
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15 Synopsis
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18 zgv contains multiple buffer overflows that can potentially lead to the
19 execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 zgv is a console image viewer based on svgalib.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-gfx/zgv < 5.8 >= 5.8
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34 Description
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37 Multiple arithmetic overflows have been detected in the image
38 processing code of zgv.
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40 Impact
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43 An attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted image file,
44 potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the rights of
45 the user running zgv.
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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 zgv users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/zgv-5.8"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] BugTraq Advisory
64 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/379472
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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-200411-12.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 2004 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/1.0

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