Gentoo: GLSA-200804-29: Comix: Multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in Comix may lead to execution of arbitrary commands and a Denial of Service.
Summary
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-29
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Comix: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 25, 2008
Bugs: #215694
ID: 200804-29
Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in Comix may lead to execution of arbitrary
commands and a Denial of Service.
Background
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Comix is a GTK comic book viewer.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/comix < 3.6.4-r1 >= 3.6.4-r1
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Comix does not properly sanitize filenames containing shell
metacharacters when they are passed to the rar, unrar, or jpegtran
programs (CVE-2008-1568). Comix also creates directories with
predictable names (CVE-2008-1796).
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit the first vulnerability by enticing a
user to use Comix to open a file with a specially crafted filename,
resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands. The second
vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to cause a Denial
of Service by creating a file or directory with the same filename as
the predictable filename used by Comix.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Comix users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/comix-3.6.4-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1568
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1568
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1796
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1796
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200804-29
Concerns?
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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
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License
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Copyright 2008 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/
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