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Mandrake Linux Advisory: tetex

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           tetex
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:070
Date:                   October 23rd, 2002
Affected versions:      7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
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Problem Description:

 A vulnerability was discovered in dvips by Olaf Kirch that would allow
 remote users with access to the printer to execute commands as the lp
 user through sending special print jobs to the printer.
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References:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0836
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Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 9536c0847833033cd9c17445e039070b  7.2/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 03e84941b5651001afab06d84fcd17ce  7.2/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 e11683234ae886a6f2ccaf3f30734488  7.2/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 f3ac59f8c4409f6c20006952e2005e91  7.2/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 c35860b2c60808d661b3685304b257b2  7.2/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 61134c58eedfee9cea69c8a6b7862761  7.2/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 9e6d970885e7366168b43393dc837a5c  7.2/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-11.2mdk.i586.rpm
 e52abdec3cdfa427e43b12b2ee932861  7.2/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-11.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 fdef134831bb0b0dabe62caf5f3fa5be  8.0/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 33aa00b0498fb3015b8ad1cdfa0bc38d  8.0/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 b3a4ed342a28eff3b84f70d03af371c4  8.0/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 f735f137ef3255acc3403fde206ea5ff  8.0/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 269656c70c65b87932b19ac4ec6fdd68  8.0/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 d9a0f061284171eb9530efd4e52b1e97  8.0/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 15e78b1600f0357ded2e9298008d1486  8.0/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 86674b2cb2399bf50f9114c0329fd763  8.0/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-21.2mdk.i586.rpm
 f9991f1e8db1dbcc93784f4132af9c99  8.0/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-21.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 d39bff3a1db44e3885da34edac657ebb  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 29a44c59e2ee224d5ba2308f57da2565  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 c9bcab4ae8c1cf363378bc201d1a41e9  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 22bae5bb059092d017c2a3dfffc7e307  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 4ddb080cd227e16c4137cbd730a5c48b  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 cdff61c5400000f5603564f27110dec7  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 154f095210d2fc0be8bf481492137127  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 4c7cbf624784b750a42f2401b134d273  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-21.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 f9991f1e8db1dbcc93784f4132af9c99  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-21.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 b606de7171113842fc85f926e38a369f  8.1/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 e7b9e1968490684551f3c960dd1b7af6  8.1/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 ef6906596e228f592b53111fb97f2a1b  8.1/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 b93b32179eecabd47c1c7bb0df144f36  8.1/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 7ffaef87f827fb94b209620511975da0  8.1/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 39b009f7d907ad3efca338336dc49b41  8.1/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 9507b7fdf65e886b581b480c41dc71df  8.1/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 d26b333a8e6a71d55380605b0ec2ce49  8.1/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-31.2mdk.i586.rpm
 bc27baeb8ad39daf985121a6514b5b1f  8.1/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-31.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
 bae1b3a3bd48c3c7dd72adb6e5566515  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 668071f0c7ca93022f1ac85c97c752a4  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 904ae2bab107f4070c127ccaddd6b19e  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 e1596f9fbc18fae38b673d1993158fd5  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 bded3a7378e50830faaa836e6d3fb34d  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 bb35d51fbd3d936e3ab23f00b9893ee6  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 367a7308bd66b3cc0ff666c2b8b1f616  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 1dc1613325ff06f0a0e0cc1c640de2d6  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-31.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 bc27baeb8ad39daf985121a6514b5b1f  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-31.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 8035a41458ce40ae353faa076fd1d969  8.2/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 98a35287585e2f140713e50117627f5f  8.2/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 c1903112422278e0890f83e0d38ee9d2  8.2/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 f5b6bf78efb17e7618ce12a9e9d843e5  8.2/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 5c57b333858da40fca3e115df52619b6  8.2/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 a7d41ce2354df5e2320480678d824b90  8.2/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 01ce1466bedda6e04c67062a1f283eb2  8.2/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 04578188d2c9c53028654cfb7c53c9fd  8.2/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-44.1mdk.i586.rpm
 0b0e8c8cdffc56c6587e591e9b2ab7b9  8.2/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-44.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc:
 06c4455ab3cb00e9d468bc8547515ad0  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 fbdbc6835108d12e54ad5a23600380c2  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 22d30fdfce172cb1eb5127625f00555f  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 a36a812aeebc1e0a42058d0383e55fba  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 9c4e82b7f657ec3f97abbc2b55e20d28  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 d58c6c80d238ec4455257bd9749982cb  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 8c8cd113923ae60b16651d6121ee5f1d  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 6eb636192ec72f40b881c28d1fbd45b9  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-44.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 0b0e8c8cdffc56c6587e591e9b2ab7b9  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-44.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 9.0:
 e31e9f1e592289e2de76c417ed1173c9  9.0/RPMS/tetex-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 6677afced4519356a2621153d54a075e  9.0/RPMS/tetex-afm-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 24bbee51794fb0d2270649e4d4f5762e  9.0/RPMS/tetex-doc-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 7d949528d0c31f8966678f3bed039122  9.0/RPMS/tetex-dvilj-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 ef2852e24ef4e44be415e4ff0c0d450f  9.0/RPMS/tetex-dvipdfm-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 94ec8b8ee9ba2cd22510da90d867e21d  9.0/RPMS/tetex-dvips-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 c31e5f316898b37ae2e9e1502af10ab2  9.0/RPMS/tetex-latex-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 4e973b5b5a6e02a78aac2dd1556c646b  9.0/RPMS/tetex-xdvi-1.0.7-61mdk.i586.rpm
 57ed84bcabc5a055ea6cd28325f2a74e  9.0/SRPMS/tetex-1.0.7-61mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one 
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
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  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to 
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

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visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security@linux-mandrake.com
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Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security@linux-mandrake.com>

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