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From: Sergey Popov <pinkbyte@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201312-16 ] Xfig: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:01:01
Message-Id: 52BDBFF2.40100@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201312-16
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Xfig: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: December 27, 2013
10 Bugs: #348344
11 ID: 201312-16
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in Xfig could result in execution of arbitrary code or
19 Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 Xfig is an interactive drawing tool.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-gfx/xfig < 3.2.5b-r1 >= 3.2.5b-r1
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34 Description
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37 Xfig contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in processing certain FIG
38 images.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted file,
44 potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of
45 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 Xfig users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/xfig-3.2.5b-r1"
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60 NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
61 available since January 09, 2011. It is likely that your system is
62 already no longer affected by this issue.
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-4262
68 http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-4262
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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-201312-16.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 2013 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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