A security vulnerability in the XFree86(1) X server may allow a local unprivileged user the ability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the XFree86(1) X server due to an integer overflow in the X Pixmap (Xpm) format image file creation routines.

This issue is described in the following document: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2495

This issue can occur in the following release:

Linux Platform

• Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2 without the updated RPMs (patch 10490)

Notes:

1. Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) release 2003 is no longer under entitlement.
2. This issue only occurs with XFree86 versions XFree86-server-4.3.0-136 or earlier on the Linux platform.

To determine the release of JDS for Linux installed on a system, the following command can be run:

    % cat /etc/sun-release    
    Sun Java Desktop System, Release 2 -build 10b (GA)
    Assembled 30 March 2004

To determine the version of XFree86, the following command can be run:

    % rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
    XFree86-server-4.3.0-137

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

There is no workaround to this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

This issue is addressed in the following release:

Linux Platform

• Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2 with the updated RPMs (patch 10490)

To download and install the updated RPMs from the update servers, select the following sequence from the "launch" menu:

    Launch >> Applications >> System Tools >> Online Update

For more information on obtaining updates, please see:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html#5q5

http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html#5q7

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