GIMP: Multiple integer overflows

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200707-09 / gimp
Release Date	July 25, 2007
Latest Revision	July 25, 2007: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/gimp	< 2.2.16	>= 2.2.16	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #182047

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GIMP, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.

Description

Sean Larsson from iDefense Labs discovered multiple integer overflows in various GIMP plugins (CVE-2006-4519). Stefan Cornelius from Secunia Research discovered an integer overflow in the seek_to_and_unpack_pixeldata() function when processing PSD files (CVE-2007-2949).

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GIMP.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GIMP users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gimp-2.2.16"

4. References

Updated July 25, 2007

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