mlterm: Integer overflow vulnerability

mlterm: Integer overflow vulnerability mlterm is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code. mlterm March 07, 2005 May 22, 2006: 02 84174 remote 2.9.2 2.9.2

mlterm is a multi-lingual terminal emulator.

mlterm is vulnerable to an integer overflow that can be triggered by specifying a large image file as a background. This only effects users that have compiled mlterm with the 'gtk' USE flag, which enables gdk-pixbuf support.

An attacker can create a specially-crafted image file which, when used as a background by the victim, can lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running mlterm.

Re-compile mlterm without the 'gtk' USE flag.

All mlterm users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/mlterm-2.9.2"

mlterm ChangeLog CVE-2005-0686 koon koon lewk