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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200612-20
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Severity: Normal
Title: imlib2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 20, 2006
Bugs: #154216
ID: 200612-20
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Synopsis
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imlib2 contains several vulnerabilities that could lead to the remote
execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
Background
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imlib2 is an advanced replacement for image manipulation libraries such
as libXpm. It is utilized by numerous programs, including gkrellm and
several window managers, to display images.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/imlib2 < 1.3.0 >= 1.3.0
Description
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M. Joonas Pihlaja discovered several buffer overflows in loader_argb.c,
loader_png.c, loader_lbm.c, loader_jpeg.c, loader_tiff.c, loader_tga.c,
loader_pnm.c and an out-of-bounds memory read access in loader_tga.c.
Impact
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An attacker can entice a user to process a specially crafted JPG, ARGB,
PNG, LBM, PNM, TIFF, or TGA image with an "imlib2*" binary or another
application using the imlib2 libraries. Successful exploitation of the
buffer overflows causes the execution of arbitrary code with the
permissions of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All imlib2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/imlib2-1.3.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-4806
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4806
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-4807
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4807
[ 3 ] CVE-2006-4808
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4808
[ 4 ] CVE-2006-4809
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4809
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-20.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
