rPath alert rPSA-2008-0054-1 (tk)

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rPSA-2008-0054-1 tk
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0054-1
Published: 2008-02-12
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    tk=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/8.4.10-5.3-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0553

Description:
    Previous versions of the tk package are vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code
    Execution attack in which an attacker may use a maliciously crafted GIF
    file to trigger a buffer overflow in an application using libtk.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054

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