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Posted on 07 March 2016
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201603-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 06, 2016
Bugs: #434582, #493372
ID: 201603-01
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Synopsis
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GIMP is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows which could result in
the execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
Background
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GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X,
Windows and more operating systems.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/gimp < 2.8.0 >= 2.8.0
Description
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GIMP's network server, scriptfu, is vulnerable to the remote execution
of arbitrary code via the python-fu-eval command due to not requiring
authentication. Additionally, the X Window Dump (XWD) plugin is
vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows possibly allowing the remote
execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. The XWD plugin is
vulnerable due to not validating large color entries.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process due or perform a Denial of Service.
Workaround
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There is no known work around at this time.
Resolution
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All GIMP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gimp-2.8.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-4245
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4245
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-1913
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1913
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-1978
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1978
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-01
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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 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
