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[ GLSA 201110-08 ] feh: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-08


                                        http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity: High
Title: feh: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 13, 2011
Bugs: #325531, #354063
ID: 201110-08


Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in feh, the worst of which leading
to remote passive code execution.

Background

feh is a fast, lightweight imageviewer using imlib2.

Affected packages

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 Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/feh < 1.12 >= 1.12

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in feh. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A malicious entity might entice a user to visit a URL using the
–wget-timestamp option, thus executing arbitrary commands via shell
metacharacters; a malicious local user could perform a symlink attack
and overwrite arbitrary files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All feh users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/feh-1.12"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2246
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2246
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-0702
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0702
[ 3 ] CVE-2011-1031
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1031

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-08.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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2011 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/2.5