Ubuntu: 1712-1 Critical: Inkscape Information Disclosure Attack

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January 30, 2013

Several security issues were fixed in Inkscape.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Inkscape.

Software Description:

- inkscape: vector-based drawing program

Details:

It was discoverd that Inkscape incorrectly handled XML external entities in

SVG files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted SVG

file, Inkscape could possibly include external files in drawings, resulting

in information disclosure. (CVE-2012-5656)

It was discovered that Inkscape attempted to open certain files from the

/tmp directory instead of the current directory. A local attacker could

trick a user into opening a different file than the one that was intended.

This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10.

(CVE-2012-6076)

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical local attack information disclosure ubuntu inkscape

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  inkscape                        0.48.3.1-1ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  inkscape                        0.48.3.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  inkscape                        0.48.2-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  inkscape                        0.47.0-2ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.