Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in GTK+, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library.
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TITLE:
GTK+ Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45815
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-09-06
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in GTK+, which can be exploited by
malicious people to compromise an application using the library.
The vulnerability is caused due to the
"_gdk_input_wintab_init_check()" (gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c) and the
"xp_theme_init()" functions (modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c)
loading libraries (wintab32.dll and uxtheme.dll) in an insecure
manner. This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries when an
application using this library e.g. opens a file located on a remote
WebDAV or SMB share.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.24.0.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
JVN credits Naoto Katsumi, LAC Co., Ltd.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
JVN:
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN58019849/index.html
GTK+:
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=d6e11a97e318158f5d210a0476870dfe14ed95e6
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=88f54ea47d4a55bbbf9e34a7a0502f365eb69ae5&ss=1
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