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Fedora: 2009-4848 Moderate: Giflib 4.1.6 Software Update
fedora
June 18, 2009
- Update to 4.1.6 containing several upstream fixes etc
Summary
The giflib package contains a shared library of functions for loading and
saving GIF format image files. It is API and ABI compatible with libungif,
the library which supported uncompressed GIFs while the Unisys LZW patent
was in effect.
Update Information:
- Update to 4.1.6 containing several upstream fixes etc. - Solved multilib problems with documentation (#465208, #474538) - Removed static library from giflib-devel package (#225796 #c1)
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #494826 - CVE-2005-2974 giflib/libunfig: NULL pointer dereference crash
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494826
[ 2 ] Bug #494823 - CVE-2005-3350 giflib/libunfig: memory corruption via a crafted GIF
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494823
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update giflib' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .
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Name: giflib
Product: Fedora 10
Version: 4.1.6
Release: 2.fc10
Summary: Library for manipulating GIF format image files
Topics Covered
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