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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200512-18 (xnview)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 200512-18.
Insight
Insight
XnView may search for shared libraries in an untrusted location, potentially allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of another user.
Solution
Solution
All XnView users on the x86 platform should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-misc/xnview-1.70-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200512-18 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063