1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-480-1

USN-480-1: Gimp vulnerability

Publication date

4 July 2007

Overview

Gimp vulnerability

Releases

Details

Stefan Cornelius discovered that Gimp could miscalculate the size of heap
buffers when processing PSD images. By tricking a user into opening a
specially crafted PSD file with Gimp, an attacker could exploit this to
execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Stefan Cornelius discovered that Gimp could miscalculate the size of heap
buffers when processing PSD images. By tricking a user into opening a
specially crafted PSD file with Gimp, an attacker could exploit this to
execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
7.04 feisty gimp –  2.2.13-1ubuntu4.2
6.10 edgy gimp –  2.2.13-1ubuntu3.2
6.06 dapper gimp –  2.2.11-1ubuntu3.3

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