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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-09 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: LessTif: Integer and stack overflows in libXpm |
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Date: October 09, 2004 |
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Bugs: #66647 |
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ID: 200410-09 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXpm, which is |
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included in LessTif, that can potentially lead to remote code |
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execution. |
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Background |
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LessTif is a clone of OSF/Motif, which is the standard user interface |
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toolkit available on Unix and Linux. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-libs/lesstif < 0.93.97 >= 0.93.97 |
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Description |
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Chris Evans has discovered various integer and stack overflows in |
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libXpm, which is shipped as a part of the X Window System. LessTif, an |
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application that includes this library, is susceptible to the same |
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issues. |
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Impact |
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A carefully-crafted XPM file could crash applications that are linked |
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against libXpm, such as LessTif, potentially allowing the execution of |
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. |
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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 LessTif users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=x11-libs/lesstif-0.93.97" |
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# emerge ">=x11-libs/lesstif-0.93.97" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0687 |
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http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0687 |
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[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0688 |
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http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0688 |
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[ 3 ] GLSA-200409-34 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml |
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[ 4 ] LessTif Release Notes |
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http://www.lesstif.org/ReleaseNotes.html |
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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-200410-09.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 2004 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/1.0 |
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