bugtraq - [ MDVSA-2009:244-1 ] xfig

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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:01 +0100
From: security@...driva.com
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: [ MDVSA-2009:244-1 ] xfig

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                       MDVSA-2009:244-1
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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 Package : xfig
 Date    : December 28, 2009
 Affected: 2008.0
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 Problem Description:

 A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in xfig:

 Xfig in Debian GNU/Linux, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to
 read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1)
 xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err,
 (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7)
 xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10)
 xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID]
 is a process ID (CVE-2009-1962).

 This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

 Update:

 Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0
 customers.
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 References:

 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1962
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 Updated Packages:

 Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
 00e6501e1bc05e766f332e1bb29cf55b  2008.0/i586/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 
 e85a089de6bc5f900bcefa5cbcd8e05f  2008.0/SRPMS/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
 209baf1554427a44fae5537764d7e39f  2008.0/x86_64/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 
 e85a089de6bc5f900bcefa5cbcd8e05f  2008.0/SRPMS/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

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  security_(at)_mandriva.com
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 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  <security*mandriva.com>
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