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Gentoo: GLSA-200705-13 Normal: ImageMagick Buffer Overflows Threat

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Calendar Grey May 10, 2007
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Integer overflows found in ImageMagick may enable the execution of unauthorized code; Gentoo users are advised to update their software.
Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in ImageMagick allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200705-13 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: ImageMagick: Multiple buffer overflows Date: May 10, 2007 Bugs: #159567, #173186 ID: 200705-13

Synopsis ======= Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in ImageMagick allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= ImageMagick is a collection of tools allowing various manipulations on image files.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.3.3 >= 6.3.3
========== iDefense Labs has discovered multiple integer overflows in ImageMagick in the functions ReadDCMImage() and ReadXWDImage(), that are used to pro...

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