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ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow

Package(s):ImageMagick CVE #(s):CAN-2004-0981
Created:November 8, 2004 Updated:December 8, 2004
Description: ImageMagick fails to do proper bounds checking when handling image files with EXIF information. An attacker could use an image file with specially-crafted EXIF information to cause arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user running ImageMagick. See this advisory for more information.
Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2004:636-01 2004-12-08
Mandrake MDKSA-2004:143 2004-12-06
Debian DSA-593-1 2004-11-16
Gentoo 200411-11:01 2004-11-06
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