OpenMotif: Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200502-07 / openmotif
Release Date	February 07, 2005
Latest Revision	February 25, 2005: 03
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
x11-libs/openmotif	< 2.2.3-r1	>= 2.2.3-r1, revision >= 2.1.30-r7	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #78111

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXpm, which is included in OpenMotif, that can potentially lead to remote code execution.

2. Impact Information

Background

OpenMotif provides a free version of the Motif toolkit for open source applications.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities, such as buffer overflows, out of bounds memory access or directory traversals, have been discovered in libXpm that is shipped as a part of the X Window System (see GLSA 200409-34 and 200411-28). OpenMotif, an application that includes this library, suffers from the same issues.

Impact

A carefully-crafted XPM file could crash applications making use of the OpenMotif toolkit, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenMotif users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose x11-libs/openmotif

Note: You should run 'revdep-rebuild' to ensure that all applications linked to OpenMotif are properly rebuilt.

4. References

Updated February 07, 2005

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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