Ubuntu Security Notice 2051-1 - Murray McAllister discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed XWD files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XWD file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2051-1
December 09, 2013
gimp vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
GIMP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- gimp: The GNU Image Manipulation Program
Details:
Murray McAllister discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed XWD
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XWD file, an
attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with
the user's privileges.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
gimp 2.8.6-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 13.04:
gimp 2.8.4-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
gimp 2.8.2-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
gimp 2.6.12-1ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2051-1
CVE-2013-1913, CVE-2013-1978
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.8.6-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.8.4-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.8.2-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.6.12-1ubuntu1.3