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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200704-06 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Evince: Stack overflow in included gv code |
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Date: April 06, 2007 |
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Bugs: #156573 |
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ID: 200704-06 |
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Synopsis |
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Evince improperly handles user-supplied data possibly allowing for the |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats, including |
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PostScript. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/evince < 0.6.1-r3 >= 0.6.1-r3 |
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Description |
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Evince includes code from GNU gv that does not properly boundary check |
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user-supplied data before copying it into process buffers. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PostScript |
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document with Evince and possibly execute arbitrary code with the |
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rights of the user running Evince. |
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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 Evince users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/evince-0.6.1-r3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-5864 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864 |
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[ 2 ] GLSA-200611-20 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml |
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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-200704-06.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 2007 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 |