GLSA 200506-09: gedit: Format string vulnerability

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Severity:	normal
Title:	gedit: Format string vulnerability
Date:	06/11/2005
Bugs:	#93352
ID:	200506-09

Synopsis

gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution.

Background

gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environement.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-editors/gedit	< 2.10.3	>= 2.10.3	All supported architectures

Description

A format string vulnerability exists when opening files with names containing format specifiers.

Impact

A specially crafted file with format specifiers in the filename can cause arbitrary code execution.

Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution

All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-09.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.