Gentoo: GLSA-200904-06: Eye of GNOME: Untrusted search path
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-06
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Eye of GNOME: Untrusted search path
Date: April 06, 2009
Bugs: #257002
ID: 200904-06
Synopsis
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An untrusted search path vulnerability in the Eye of GNOME might result
in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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The Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop
environment.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/eog < 2.22.3-r3 >= 2.22.3-r3
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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
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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
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Do not run "eog" from untrusted working directories.
Resolution
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All Eye of GNOME users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/eog-2.22.3-r3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-5983
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-5987
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5987
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/200904-06
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 2009 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/
Resolution
References
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