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

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From: koon at gentoo.org (Thierry Carrez)
Subject: [ GLSA 200502-06 ] LessTif: Multiple
	vulnerabilities in libXpm

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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
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  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
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  [ 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@...too.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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