1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1659-1

USN-1659-1: GIMP vulnerability

Publication date

10 December 2012

Overview

GIMP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • gimp - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

Details

It was 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.

It was 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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.10 quantal gimp –  2.8.2-1ubuntu1.1
12.04 precise gimp –  2.6.12-1ubuntu1.2
11.10 oneiric gimp –  2.6.11-2ubuntu4.2
10.04 lucid gimp –  2.6.8-2ubuntu1.6

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