Debian DSA-3337-1: Critical Heap Overflow in gdk-pixbuf BMP Image
debian
August 18, 2015
Gustavo Grieco discovered a heap overflow in the processing of BMP images which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image is opened
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Summary
Gustavo Grieco discovered a heap overflow in the processing of BMP images
which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image
is opened.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.26.1-1+deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.31.1-2+deb8u2.
For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.31.5-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.31.5-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: gdk-pixbuf
CVE ID: CVE-2015-4491
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