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TITLE:
Gimp PSD Image Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37348

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http://secunia.com/advisories/37348/

DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Gimp, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow within the
"read_channel_data()" function in plug-ins/file-psd/psd-load.c. This
can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by e.g.
tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PSD file.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.6.7. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.
http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gimp/commit/?id=9cc8d78ff33b7a36852b74e64b427489cad44d0e
http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gimp/commit/?id=0e440cb6d4d6ee029667363d244aff61b154c33c

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Stefan Cornelius, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-43/

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