metadata/glsa/glsa-201312-16.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201312-16">
  <title>Xfig: Arbitrary code execution</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerability in Xfig could result in execution of arbitrary code
    or Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">xfig</product>
  <announced>2013-12-27</announced>
  <revised count="1">2013-12-27</revised>
  <bug>348344</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="media-gfx/xfig" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">3.2.5b-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.5b-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>Xfig is an interactive drawing tool.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Xfig contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in processing certain FIG
      images.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted file,
      potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service
      condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All Xfig users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-gfx/xfig-3.2.5b-r1"
    </code>
    
    <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
      available since January 09, 2011. It is likely that your system is
      already no longer affected by this issue.
    </p>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-4262">
      CVE-2010-4262
    </uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2011-10-07T23:37:54Z">craig</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2013-12-27T17:20:28Z">Zlogene</metadata>
</glsa>