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[ GLSA 201110-08 ] feh: Multiple vulnerabilities
From: Stefan Behte <craig () gentoo org>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:30:27 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: feh: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: October 13, 2011 Bugs: #325531, #354063 ID: 201110-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities were found in feh, the worst of which leading to remote passive code execution. Background ========== feh is a fast, lightweight imageviewer using imlib2. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/feh < 1.12 >= 1.12 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in feh. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A malicious entity might entice a user to visit a URL using the --wget-timestamp option, thus executing arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters; a malicious local user could perform a symlink attack and overwrite arbitrary files. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All feh users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/feh-1.12" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2010-2246 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2246 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-0702 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0702 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-1031 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1031 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-08.xml Concerns? ========= 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 https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2011 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/2.5
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