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Gentoo: GLSA-200411-11 Normal: ImageMagick Buffer Overflow Threat

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Calendar Grey November 6, 2004
Scroller Gentoo
Arch Linux announces critical patch for ImageMagick addressing buffer overflow vulnerability. Essential update to avert possible code execution through EXIF data.
ImageMagick contains an error in boundary checks when handling EXIF information, which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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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 ======= ImageMagick contains an error in boundary checks when handling EXIF information, which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background ========= ImageMagick is a collection of tools to read, write and manipulate images in many formats.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.1.3.2 >= 6.1.3.2
========== ImageMagick fails to do proper bounds checking when handling image files with EXIF information.
Impact ===== An attacker coul...

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