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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-11:01
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: ImageMagick: EXIF buffer overflow
Date: November 06, 2004
Bugs: #69825
ID: 200411-11:01
Synopsis
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ImageMagick contains an error in boundary checks when handling EXIF
information, which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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ImageMagick is a collection of tools to read, write and manipulate
images in many formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.1.3.2 >= 6.1.3.2
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ImageMagick fails to do proper bounds checking when handling image
files with EXIF information.
Impact
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An attacker coul...
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