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fbida fbgs Arbitrary Postscript Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21169
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Release Date:
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2006-07-26
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Popularity:
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4,984 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | fbida 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3119
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Description:
Toth Andras has reported a vulnerability in fbida, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a typo within the "-dSAFER" option when calling GhostScript. This potentially allows malicious postscript code to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.04. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.05.
http://dl.bytesex.org/releases/fbida/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Toth Andras
Original Advisory:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1124
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