GTKSee PNG image file buffer overflow
| gtksee-png-bo (12462) |  High Risk |
Description:
GTKSee is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of PNG files with specific color depths. By creating a specially-crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the GTKSee user, once the malicious file is loaded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest gtksee package (0.5.0-6 or later), as listed in DSA-337-1. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of gtksee (0.5.2 or later), as listed in Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200307-05. See References.
Upgrade to the latest version of GTKSee (0.5.2 or later), available from the GTKSee Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information
References:
- Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200307-05: gtksee. (From LinuxSecurity archive)
- GTKSee Web site: GTKSee.
- BID-8061: GTKSee PNG Image Loading Heap Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0444: Heap-based buffer overflow in GTKSee 0.5 and 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image of certain color depths.
- DSA-337: gtksee -- buffer overflow
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo Linux
- Lee Luyang(Hotaru) GTKSee
Reported:
Jun 29, 2003
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