dvips Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:5978

Info

dvips Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5978
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-0836
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 16 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Discovery credited to Olaf Kirch of SuSE.
Vulnerable: teTeX teTeX 1.0.7
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7.0 beta
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7.0 beta
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7.0
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7.0
+ Immunix Immunix OS 6.2
+ Immunix Immunix OS 6.2
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
+ Redhat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1
+ Redhat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1
teTeX teTeX 1.0.6
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat Linux 8.0
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3
Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat Linux 7.2
Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
Redhat Linux 7.1
Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
Redhat Linux 7.0
Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
Redhat Linux 6.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Solution / Fix

dvips Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Red Hat has released RHSA-2002:195-10, which includes fixes to address this issue for Enterprise customers. Further details regarding obtaining and applying fixes are available in the referenced advisory.

RedHat has released RHSA-2002:194-18, which includes fixes. Further details are available in the advisory.

HP has released an advisory for HP Secure OS Software fo Linux. Users are adviced to upgrade using the fixes supplied in the RedHat advisory.

Mandrake has released MDKSA-2002:070, which includes fixes. Further details are available in the advisory.

Conectiva Linux has released a security advisory containing fixes. Further details are available in the advisory.

OpenPKG has released OpenPKG-SA-2002.015, which contains fix information. Further details about obtaining fixes are available in the referenced advisory.

Fixes:


Redhat Linux 6.2

teTeX teTeX 1.0.6

teTeX teTeX 1.0.7

Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha

Redhat Linux 6.2 i386

Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc

Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha

Redhat Linux 7.0

Redhat Linux 7.0 i386

Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha

Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64

Redhat Linux 7.1 i386

Redhat Linux 7.1

Redhat Linux 7.2 i386

Redhat Linux 7.2

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2

Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64

Redhat Linux 7.3 i386

Redhat Linux 8.0

Redhat Linux 8.0 i386

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0

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dvips Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

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