1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-494-1

USN-494-1: Gimp vulnerability

Publication date

2 August 2007

Overview

Gimp vulnerability

Releases

Details

Sean Larsson discovered multiple integer overflows in Gimp. By tricking
a user into opening a specially crafted DICOM, PNM, PSD, PSP, RAS, XBM,
or XWD image, a remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary
code with the user’s privileges.

Sean Larsson discovered multiple integer overflows in Gimp. By tricking
a user into opening a specially crafted DICOM, PNM, PSD, PSP, RAS, XBM,
or XWD image, a remote 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 –  2.2.13-1ubuntu4.3
6.10 edgy gimp –  2.2.13-1ubuntu3.3
6.06 dapper gimp –  2.2.11-1ubuntu3.4

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