A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Blender: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Blender: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 12, 2008
Bugs: #219008
ID: 200805-12
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in Blender might result in the remote
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Blender is a 3D creation, animation and publishing program.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/blender < 2.43-r2 >= 2.43-r2
Description
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Stefan Cornelius (Secunia Research) reported a boundary error within
the imb_loadhdr() function in in the file
source/blender/imbuf/intern/radiance_hdr.c when processing RGBE images
(CVE-2008-1102). Multiple vulnerabilities involving insecure usage of
temporary files have also been reported (CVE-2008-1103).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file
(.hdr or .blend), possibly resulting in the remote execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Blender users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/blender-2.43-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1102
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1102
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1103
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1103
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-200805-12.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
