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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200707-09 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GIMP: Multiple integer overflows |
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Date: July 25, 2007 |
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Bugs: #182047 |
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ID: 200707-09 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GIMP, allowing for the |
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remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-gfx/gimp < 2.2.16 >= 2.2.16 |
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Description |
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Sean Larsson from iDefense Labs discovered multiple integer overflows |
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in various GIMP plugins (CVE-2006-4519). Stefan Cornelius from Secunia |
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Research discovered an integer overflow in the |
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seek_to_and_unpack_pixeldata() function when processing PSD files |
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(CVE-2007-2949). |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image |
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file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the user running GIMP. |
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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 upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gimp-2.2.16" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-4519 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4519 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2007-2949 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2949 |
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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-200707-09.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 2007 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 |