USN-1712-1: Inkscape vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• inkscape - vector-based drawing program

Details

It was discoverd that Inkscape incorrectly handled XML external entities in
SVG files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted SVG
file, Inkscape could possibly include external files in drawings, resulting
in information disclosure. (CVE-2012-5656)

It was discovered that Inkscape attempted to open certain files from the
/tmp directory instead of the current directory. A local attacker could
trick a user into opening a different file than the one that was intended.
This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10.
(CVE-2012-6076)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10

• inkscape - 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 12.04

• inkscape - 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.10

• inkscape - 0.48.2-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• inkscape - 0.47.0-2ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-5656
• CVE-2012-6076