bugtraq - rPSA-2007-0092-1 tetex tetex-afm tetex-dvips tetex-fonts tetex-latex tetex-xdvi

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Message-ID: <463fe4cd.xkYO+4HRT4cP3p2L%announce-noreply@rpath.com>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 22:47:41 -0400
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Subject: rPSA-2007-0092-1 tetex tetex-afm tetex-dvips tetex-fonts
 tetex-latex tetex-xdvi

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0092-1
Published: 2007-05-07
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Informational
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    tetex=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.2-28.5-1
    tetex-afm=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.2-28.5-1
    tetex-dvips=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.2-28.5-1
    tetex-fonts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.2-28.5-1
    tetex-latex=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.2-28.5-1
    tetex-xdvi=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.2-28.5-1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0650
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1036

Description:
    Previous versions of the tetex package are vulnerable to a minor
    user-complicit attack in which running makeindex with untrusted
    input may modify unexpected files or run attacker-provided
    code.  In general, since TeX will run arbitrary commands in TeX
    input, running TeX-related commands on untrusted input is generally
    not advised.