GLSA 200705-08: GIMP: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GIMP: Buffer overflow
Date:	05/07/2007
Bugs:	#176226
ID:	200705-08

Synopsis

GIMP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/gimp	< 2.2.14	>= 2.2.14	All supported architectures

Description

Marsu discovered that the "set_color_table()" function in the SUNRAS plugin is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Impact

An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted .RAS file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GIMP.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GIMP users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gimp-2.2.14"

References

CVE-2007-2356

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-08.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.