From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200809-01 ] yelp: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:09:04 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: yelp: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: September 04, 2008
Bugs: #234079
ID: 200809-01
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in yelp can lead to the execution of arbitrary code
when opening a URI, for example through Firefox.
Background
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yelp is the default help browser for GNOME.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 gnome-extra/yelp < 2.22.1-r2 >= 2.22.1-r2
*>= 2.20.0-r1
Description
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Aaron Grattafiori reported a format string vulnerability in the
window_error() function in yelp-window.c.
Impact
======
A remote attacker can entice a user to open specially crafted "man:" or
"ghelp:" URIs in yelp, or an application using yelp such as Firefox or
Evolution, and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All yelp users running GNOME 2.22 should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.22.1-r2"
All yelp users running GNOME 2.20 should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/yelp-2.20.0-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3533
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3533
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-01.xml
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
http://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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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