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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200607-08:02 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GIMP: Buffer overflow |
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Date: July 23, 2006 |
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Updated: July 24, 2006 |
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Bugs: #139524 |
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ID: 200607-08:02 |
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Synopsis |
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GIMP is prone to a buffer overflow which may lead to the execution of |
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arbitrary code when loading specially crafted XCF files. |
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Background |
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. XCF is the native image |
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file format used by GIMP. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-gfx/gimp < 2.2.12 >= 2.2.12 |
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Description |
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Henning Makholm discovered that the "xcf_load_vector()" function is |
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vulnerable to a buffer overflow when loading a XCF file with a large |
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"num_axes" value. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code by |
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enticing a user to open a specially crafted XCF file. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All GIMP users should update to the latest stable version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gimp-2.2.12" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-3404 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3404 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-08.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |