[ GLSA 200502-06 ] LessTif: Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm

From: Thierry Carrez (koon_at_gentoo.org)
Date: 02/06/05

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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-06
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      Severity: Normal
         Title: LessTif: Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm
          Date: February 06, 2005
          Bugs: #78483
            ID: 200502-06

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXpm, which is
    included in LessTif, that can potentially lead to remote code
    execution.

    Background
    ==========

    LessTif is a clone of OSF/Motif, which is a standard user interface
    toolkit available on Unix and Linux.

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

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         Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
        -------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 x11-libs/lesstif < 0.94.0 >= 0.94.0

    Description
    ===========

    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.

    Impact
    ======

    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.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All LessTif users should upgrade to the latest version:

        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/lesstif-0.94.0"

    References
    ==========

      [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0914
            http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0914
      [ 2 ] LessTif Release Notes
            http://www.lesstif.org/ReleaseNotes.html

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

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

      http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-06.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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