GLSA 200506-09: gedit: Format string vulnerability

Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 06/12/2005 03:08 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A gedit security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: gedit: Format string vulnerability
Date: June 11, 2005
Bugs: #93352
ID: 200506-09

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Synopsis
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gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution.

Background
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gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environement.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-editors/gedit lt; 2.10.3 gt;= 2.10.3

Description
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A format string vulnerability exists when opening files with names containing format specifiers.

Impact
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A specially crafted file with format specifiers in the filename can cause arbitrary code execution.

Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution
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All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3"

References
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[ 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
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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?
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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
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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