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Gentoo GLSA-200501-19 Normal: imlib2 Buffer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2005
Scroller Gentoo
Numerous buffer overflow vulnerabilities identified in imlib2 may permit unauthorized code execution; Gentoo users are advised to update.
Multiple overflows have been found in the imlib2 library image decoding routines, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-19 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: imlib2: Buffer overflows in image decoding Date: January 11, 2005 Bugs: #77002 ID: 200501-19

Synopsis ======= Multiple overflows have been found in the imlib2 library image decoding routines, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= imlib2 is an advanced replacement for image manipulation libraries such as libXpm. It is utilized by numerous programs, including gkrellm and several window managers, to display images.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/imlib2 < 1.2.0 >= 1.2.0
========== Pavel Kankovsky ...

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