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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-01 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: yelp: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: September 04, 2008 |
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Bugs: #234079 |
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ID: 200809-01 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in yelp can lead to the execution of arbitrary code |
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when opening a URI, for example through Firefox. |
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Background |
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yelp is the default help browser for GNOME. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 gnome-extra/yelp < 2.22.1-r2 >= 2.22.1-r2 |
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*>= 2.20.0-r1 |
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Description |
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Aaron Grattafiori reported a format string vulnerability in the |
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window_error() function in yelp-window.c. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker can entice a user to open specially crafted "man:" or |
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"ghelp:" URIs in yelp, or an application using yelp such as Firefox or |
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Evolution, and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user. |
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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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All yelp users running GNOME 2.22 should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.22.1-r2" |
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All yelp users running GNOME 2.20 should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.20.0-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3533 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3533 |
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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-200809-01.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 2008 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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