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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-22 (Inkscape)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200511-22.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been identified that allows a specially crafted SVG file to exploit a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
Solution
Solution
All Inkscape users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/inkscape-0.43' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200511-22 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109993