GTK+ and GdkPixbuf BMP denial of service
| gtk-bmp-dos (17383) |  Low Risk |
Description:
GTK+ is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted BMP file, which would cause an application to enter an infinite loop, once victim opens the file.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- GdkPixbuf, GdkPixbuf
- Gentoo, Linux
- GTK, GTK+ 2.4.4
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Remedy:
For Red Hat Linux containing the gtk2 package:
Upgrade to the latest gtk2 package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:466-12 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 2.2.4-8.1 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), Advanced Workstation (v.2.1): 2.2.4-8.1 or later
For Red Hat Linux containing the gdk-pixbuf package:
Upgrade to the latest gdk-pixbuf package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:447-17 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 0.22.0-11.2.2E or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), Advanced Workstation (v.2.1): 0.22.0-11.2.2E or later
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest gdk-pixbuf package (0.17.0-2woody2 or later), as listed in DSA-546-1. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gdk-pixbuf/gtk+2 package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:095-1 : gdk-pixbuf/gtk+2 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 0.22.0-2.2.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 0.22.0-2.2.100mdk or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of GTK+ 2, and gdk-pixbuf, as listed in GLSA 200409-28. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest GTK+ 2, and gdk-pixbuf package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:875 for more information. See References.
Gdk-pixbuf:
Conectiva Linux 10: 0.22.0-49324U10_2cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 0.22.0-22265U90_2cl or later
GTK+ 2:
Conectiva Linux 10:2.4.1-60034U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 2.2.1-25016U90_2cl or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-216, "gtk2" Package Vulnerability at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-216.shtml.
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-217, "gdk-pixbuf" Package vulnerability at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-217.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:875, Fixes for image loading vulnerabilities at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000875.
- GTK+ Web site, GTK+ - The GIMP Toolkit at http://www.gtk.org.
- BID-11195: GDK-Pixbuf Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0753: The BMP image processor for (1) gdk-pixbuf before 0.22 and (2) gtk2 before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted BMP file.
- DSA-546: gdk-pixbuf -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200409-28: GTK+ 2, gdk-pixbuf: Multiple image decoding vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:095: Updated gdk-pixbuf packages fix image loading vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:095-1: Updated gdk-pixbuf and gtk+2 packages fix image loading vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:214: Updated gdk-pixbuf/gtk+2.0 packages fix vulnerability
- RHSA-2004-447: gdk-pixbuf security update
- RHSA-2004-466: gtk2 security update
- US-CERT VU#825374: GdkPixbuf BMP parser may enter an infinite loop
Reported:
Sep 15, 2004
The information within this database may change without notice. Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the author/distributor (IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.
For corrections or additions please email xforce@iss.net