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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-09.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8cf107bb --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200503-09"> + <title>xv: Filename handling vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + xv contains a format string vulnerability, potentially resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xv</product> + <announced>March 04, 2005</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>83686</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-gfx/xv" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.10a-r10</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.10a-r10</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + xv is an interactive image manipulation package for X11. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team identified a flaw + in the handling of image filenames by xv. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Successful exploitation would require a victim to process a specially + crafted image with a malformed filename, potentially resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All xv users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r10"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0665">CVE-2005-0665</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:42:57 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 2 Mar 2005 22:55:00 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:51:14 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |