fbida fbgs Postscript Viewer typo security bypass
| fbida-fbgs-typo-security-bypass (28038) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The fbida fbgs Postscript Viewer could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions and execute malicious Postscript commands on the system, caused by a typographical error that prevents the Postscript filter from working as intended.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of fbida (2.05 or later), available from the fbida Web site. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1124-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200608-22 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- fbida Web site: fbida homepage.
- BID-19131: FBGS PostScript Filter Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3119: The fbgs framebuffer Postscript/PDF viewer in fbi before 2.01 has a typo that prevents a filter from working correctly, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass the filter and execute malicious Postscript commands.
- DSA-1124: fbi -- typo
- GLSA-200608-22: fbida: Arbitrary command execution
- SA21169: fbida fbgs Arbitrary Postscript Code Execution Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2006:019: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2982: fbida fbgs Postscript Viewer Security Bypass and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- fbida Project fbida 2.04 and prior
- Gentoo Linux
Reported:
Jul 24, 2006
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