Debian Security Advisory
DSA-207-1 tetex-bin -- arbitrary command execution
- Date Reported:
- 11 Dec 2002
- Affected Packages:
- tetex-bin
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2002-0836.
- More information:
-
The SuSE security team discovered a vulnerability in kpathsea library (libkpathsea) which is used by xdvi and dvips. Both programs call the system() function insecurely, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via cleverly crafted DVI files.
If dvips is used in a print filter, this allows a local or remote attacker with print permission execute arbitrary code as the printer user (usually lp).
This problem has been fixed in version 1.0.7+20011202-7.1 for the current stable distribution (woody), in version 1.0.6-7.3 for the old stable distribution (potato) and in version 1.0.7+20021025-4 for the unstable distribution (sid). xdvik-ja and dvipsk-ja are vulnerable as well, but link to the kpathsea library dynamically and will automatically be fixed after a new libkpathsea is installed.
We recommend that you upgrade your tetex-lib package immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-lib_1.0.6-7.3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-lib_1.0.6-7.3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-lib_1.0.6-7.3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_i386.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-lib_1.0.6-7.3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-lib_1.0.6-7.3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.6-7.3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-lib_1.0.6-7.3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-dev_1.0.6-7.3_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1.tar.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea-dev_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_1.0.7+20011202-7.1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.