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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200511-22">
<title>Inkscape: Buffer overflow</title>
<synopsis>
A vulnerability has been identified that allows a specially crafted SVG
file to exploit a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code
when opened.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">Inkscape</product>
<announced>2005-11-28</announced>
<revised count="01">2005-11-28</revised>
<bug>109993</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="media-gfx/inkscape" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">0.43</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">0.43</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor using the W3C
standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
Joxean Koret has discovered that Inkscape incorrectly allocates
memory when opening an SVG file, creating the possibility of a buffer
overflow if the SVG file being opened is specially crafted.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
An attacker could entice a user into opening a maliciously crafted
SVG file, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code on a machine
with the privileges of the user running Inkscape.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There is no known workaround at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All Inkscape users should upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=media-gfx/inkscape-0.43"</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3737">CVE-2005-3737</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-11-23T12:36:14Z">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-11-23T22:39:24Z">
shellsage
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-11-27T21:35:11Z">
jaervosz
</metadata>
</glsa>