From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j5BHK6Qu018049 for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:20:07 GMT Received: from car75-2-82-66-60-148.fbx.proxad.net ([82.66.60.148]) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtpa (Exim 4.43) id 1Dh4yt-0000cF-39; Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:20:55 +0000 Message-ID: <42AAD720.5020809@gentoo.org> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:20:48 +0200 From: Thierry Carrez Organization: Gentoo Linux User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050326) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org CC: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200506-09 ] gedit: Format string vulnerability X-Enigmail-Version: 0.90.2.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig4253725723ADDF7475077BE8" X-Archives-Salt: 0b0b5237-4c04-4d09-a6bc-98dda8aa4ee8 X-Archives-Hash: 5249bf5f169798ba0ca69158c6f81e4d This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig4253725723ADDF7475077BE8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: gedit: Format string vulnerability Date: June 11, 2005 Bugs: #93352 ID: 200506-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution. Background ========== gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environement. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-editors/gedit < 2.10.3 >= 2.10.3 Description =========== A format string vulnerability exists when opening files with names containing format specifiers. Impact ====== A specially crafted file with format specifiers in the filename can cause arbitrary code execution. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3" References ========== [ 1 ] BugTraq ID 13699 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13699 [ 2 ] gedit 10.3 Release Notes http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2005-June/msg00006.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-09.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 --------------enig4253725723ADDF7475077BE8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCqtcgvcL1obalX08RApELAKChC4Hm9O6raHnAF5OCFlFp2/JWbwCgre+G tEW4i82+nDRZnd2B6ELSs9I= =iLXY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig4253725723ADDF7475077BE8-- -- gentoo-announce@gentoo.org mailing list