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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-31.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-31.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3cb82298785a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-31.xml @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200501-31"> + <title>teTeX, pTeX, CSTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + teTeX, pTeX and CSTeX make use of vulnerable Xpdf code which may allow the + remote execution of arbitrary code. Furthermore, the xdvizilla script is + vulnerable to temporary file handling issues. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">teTeX</product> + <announced>2005-01-23</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-01-23</revised> + <bug>75801</bug> + <access>remote and local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/tetex" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2-r5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.2-r5</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-text/cstetex" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-text/ptex" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.1.4-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.1.4-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + teTeX is a complete and open source TeX distribution. CSTeX is + another TeX distribution including Czech and Slovak support. pTeX is + another alternative that allows Japanese publishing with TeX. xdvizilla + is an auxiliary script used to integrate DVI file viewing in + Mozilla-based browsers. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + teTeX, pTeX and CSTeX all make use of Xpdf code and may therefore + be vulnerable to the various overflows that were discovered in Xpdf + code (CAN-2004-0888, CAN-2004-0889, CAN-2004-1125 and CAN-2005-0064). + Furthermore, Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered that the + xdvizilla script does not handle temporary files correctly. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could design a malicious input file which, when + processed using one of the TeX distributions, could lead to the + execution of arbitrary code. Furthermore, a local attacker could create + symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid + file somewhere on the filesystem. When xdvizilla is called, this would + result in the file being overwritten with the rights of the user + running the script. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All teTeX users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/tetex-2.0.2-r5"</code> + <p> + All CSTeX users should also upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/cstetex-2.0.2-r1"</code> + <p> + Finally, all pTeX users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ptex-3.1.4-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888">CAN-2004-0888</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0889">CAN-2004-0889</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1125">CAN-2004-1125</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064">CAN-2005-0064</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-01-21T10:36:38Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-01-21T22:41:12Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-01-23T12:09:17Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |