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[ GLSA 200512-16 ] OpenMotif, AMD64 x86 emulation X libraries: Buffer overflows in libUil library
From: Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:56:30 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200512-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: OpenMotif, AMD64 x86 emulation X libraries: Buffer overflows in libUil library Date: December 28, 2005 Bugs: #114234, #116481 ID: 200512-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Two buffer overflows have been discovered in libUil, part of the OpenMotif toolkit, that can potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== OpenMotif provides a free version of the Motif toolkit for open source applications. The OpenMotif libraries are included in the AMD64 x86 emulation X libraries, which emulate the x86 (32-bit) architecture on the AMD64 (64-bit) architecture. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 openmotif < 2.2.3-r8 >= 2.2.3-r8 *>= 2.1.30-r13 2 emul-linux-x86-xlibs < 2.2.1 >= 2.2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- # Package 2 [app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs] only applies to AMD64 users. NOTE: Any packages listed without architecture tags apply to all architectures... ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== xfocus discovered two potential buffer overflows in the libUil library, in the diag_issue_diagnostic and open_source_file functions. Impact ====== Remotely-accessible or SUID applications making use of the affected functions might be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All OpenMotif users should upgrade to an unaffected version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose x11-libs/openmotif All AMD64 x86 emulation X libraries users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2005-3964 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3964 [ 2 ] xfocus SD-051202 Original Advisory http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0047.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200512-16.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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 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/2.0
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