Gentoo alert 200409-07 (xv)

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Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org>
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gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200409-07 ] xv: Buffer overflows in image handling
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Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:47:58 +0200
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bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com,
 security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200409-07
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: xv: Buffer overflows in image handling
      Date: September 03, 2004
      Bugs: #61619
        ID: 200409-07

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Synopsis
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xv contains multiple exploitable buffer overflows in the image handling
code.

Background
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xv is a multi-format image manipulation utility.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package       /  Vulnerable  /                         Unaffected
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  1  media-gfx/xv     < 3.10a-r7                           >= 3.10a-r7

Description
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Multiple buffer overflow and integer handling vulnerabilities have been
discovered in xv's image processing code. These vulnerabilities have
been found in the xvbmp.c, xviris.c, xvpcx.c and xvpm.c source files.

Impact
======

An attacker might be able to embed malicious code into an image, which
would lead to the execution of arbitrary code under the privileges of
the user viewing the image.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All xv users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r7"
    # emerge ">=media-gfx/xv-3.10a-r7"

References
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  [ 1 ] BugTraq Advisory
        http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/372345/2004-08-15/...
  [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0802
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-200...

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-07.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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