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gimp: code execution

Package(s):gimp CVE #(s):CVE-2012-3402 CVE-2009-3909
Created:August 20, 2012 Updated:September 28, 2012
Description: From the Red Hat advisory:

Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the GIMP's Adobe Photoshop (PSD) image file plug-in. An attacker could create a specially-crafted PSD image file that, when opened, could cause the PSD plug-in to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the GIMP. (CVE-2009-3909, CVE-2012-3402)

Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2012:1181-01 2012-08-20
CentOS CESA-2012:1181 2012-08-20
Scientific Linux SL-gimp-20120820 2012-08-20
Oracle ELSA-2012-1181 2012-08-20
SUSE SUSE-SU-2012:1027-1 2012-08-23
Gentoo 201209-23 2012-09-28

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