Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in Google Picasa for Mac, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Google Picasa for Mac JPEG Processing Memory Corruption
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38753
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38753/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Google Picasa for Mac, which
can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a
user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing JPEG
images. This can be exploited to corrupt heap memory via a specially
crafted JPEG file.
This is related to:
SA38435
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.6.1.142. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
A patch has been released through automatic updates.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tielei Wang from ICST-ERCIS, reported through Secunia.
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA38435:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38435/
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