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Ubuntu alert USN-1559-1 (gimp)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1559-1 September 10, 2012 gimp vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: GIMP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - gimp: The GNU Image Manipulation Program Details: Joseph Sheridan discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain malformed headers in FIT files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted FIT image file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash. (CVE-2012-3236) Murray McAllister discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed KiSS palette files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted KiSS palette file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2012-3403) Matthias Weckbecker discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed GIF image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted GIF image file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2012-3481) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: gimp 2.6.12-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.10: gimp 2.6.11-2ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 11.04: gimp 2.6.11-1ubuntu6.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: gimp 2.6.8-2ubuntu1.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1559-1 CVE-2012-3236, CVE-2012-3403, CVE-2012-3481 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.6.12-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.6.11-2ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.6.11-1ubuntu6.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/2.6.8-2ubuntu1.5 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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