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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-06.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..539f32af --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200502-06"> + <title>LessTif: Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXpm, which is included + in LessTif, that can potentially lead to remote code execution. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lesstif</product> + <announced>February 06, 2005</announced> + <revised>February 06, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>78483</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-libs/lesstif" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.94.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.94.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + LessTif is a clone of OSF/Motif, which is a standard user + interface toolkit available on Unix and Linux. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows, out of + bounds memory access and directory traversals, have been discovered in + libXpm, which is shipped as a part of the X Window System. LessTif, an + application that includes libXpm, suffers from the same issues. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A carefully-crafted XPM file could crash applications making use + of the LessTif toolkit, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary + code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All LessTif users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/lesstif-0.94.0"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0914">CAN-2004-0914</uri> + <uri link="http://www.lesstif.org/ReleaseNotes.html">LessTif Release Notes</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:13:30 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:18:21 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |