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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201206-02 ] QtGui: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:58:25
Message-Id: 4FCB4F95.40909@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-02
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: QtGui: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: June 03, 2012
10 Bugs: #384089
11 ID: 201206-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 A buffer overflow in QtGui could result in execution of arbitrary code
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21 Background
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24 QtGui is a module for the Qt toolkit.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 x11-libs/qt-gui < 4.7.4-r1 >= 4.7.4-r1
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34 Description
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37 An error in qtiffhandler.cpp could cause a buffer overflow.
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39 Impact
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42 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TIFF
43 image with an application linked against QtGui, possibly resulting in
44 execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a
45 Denial of Service condition.
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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 QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.4-r1"
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60 Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
61 such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2011-3194
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3194
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-02.xml
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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