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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0335 -- [UNIX/Linux] Eye of GNOME: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands 8 April 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Eye of GNOME Publisher: Gentoo Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX/Linux) Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2008-5987 CVE-2008-5983 Ref: ESB-2009.0306 Original Bulletin: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-06.xml Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Gentoo. It is recommended that administrators running Eye of GNOME check for an updated version of the software for their operating system - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Eye of GNOME: Untrusted search path Date: April 06, 2009 Bugs: #257002 ID: 200904-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An untrusted search path vulnerability in the Eye of GNOME might result in the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== The Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/eog < 2.22.3-r3 >=3D 2.22.3-r3 Description =========== James Vega reported an untrusted search path vulnerability in the GObject Python interpreter wrapper in the Eye of GNOME, a vulnerabiliy related to CVE-2008-5983. Impact ====== A local attacker could entice a user to run the Eye of GNOME from a directory containing a specially crafted python module, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== Do not run "eog" from untrusted working directories. Resolution ========== All Eye of GNOME users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dmedia-gfx/eog-2.22.3-r3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5983 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-5983 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-5987 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-5987 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-06.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). 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