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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200607-08
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: GIMP: Buffer overflow
      Date: July 23, 2006
      Bugs: #139524
        ID: 200607-08

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Synopsis
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GIMP is prone to a buffer overflow which may lead to the execution of
arbitrary code when loading specially crafted XCF files.

Background
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. XCF is the native image
file format used by GIMP.

Affected packages
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     Package         /  Vulnerable  /                       Unaffected
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  1  media-gfx/gimp      < 1.2.12                            >= 1.2.12

Description
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Henning Makholm discovered that the "xcf_load_vector()" function is
vulnerable to a buffer overflow when loading a XCF file with a large
"num_axes" value.

Impact
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An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code by
enticing a user to open a specially crafted XCF file.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GIMP users should update to the latest stable version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gimp-1.2.12"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-3404
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3404

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-08.xml

Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5