- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 security@gentoo.org 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