Debian Security Advisory
DSA-672-1 xview -- buffer overflows
- Date Reported:
- 09 Feb 2005
- Affected Packages:
- xview
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-0076.
- More information:
-
Erik Sjölund discovered that programs linked against xview are vulnerable to a number of buffer overflows in the XView library. When the overflow is triggered in a program which is installed setuid root a malicious user could perhaps execute arbitrary code as privileged user.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 3.2p1.4-16woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 3.2p1.4-19.
We recommend that you upgrade your xview packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview_3.2p1.4-16woody2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview_3.2p1.4-16woody2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview_3.2p1.4.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview_3.2p1.4-16woody2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olvwm_4.4.3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-clients_3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xview-examples_3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg_3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/xviewg-dev_3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xview/olwm_3.2p1.4-16woody2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.