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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841294
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1712-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'inkscape' package(s) announced via the USN-1712-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'inkscape' package(s) announced via the USN-1712-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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)

Affected Software/OS:
'inkscape' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5656
56965
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965
FEDORA-2012-20620
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html
FEDORA-2012-20621
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html
FEDORA-2012-20643
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html
USN-1712-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1
[oss-security] 20121219 Re: CVE request: Inkscape fixes a XXE vulnerability during rasterization of SVG images
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1025185
https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4
openSUSE-SU-2013:0294
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0297
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-6076
[oss-security] 20121229 Re: Inkscape reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/2
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=654341
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/911146
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG

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