GIMP SUNRAS plugin buffer overflow

gimp-sunras-plugin-bo (33911) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

GIMP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the set_color_table in the SUNRAS plugin. By creating a specially-crafted .RAS file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to open the malicious file.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
  • Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
  • Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • GIMP, GIMP 2.2.14
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Server
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
  • RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Sun, Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun, Solaris 9 x86
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux Multimedia
  • Turbolinux, Turbolinux Personal

Remedy:

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to GLSA 200705-08 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux (gimp):
Refer to USN-467-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2007:0343 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Mandriva Linux (gimp):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:108 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Turbolinux (gimp):
Refer to TLSA-2007-34 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

Apr 26, 2007

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