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Scientific Linux: CVE-2009-1364 Moderate: libwmf Use-After-Free Threat

Calendar May 01, 2009 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Moderate: libwmf security update 
Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 15:04:08 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: libwmf on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: libwmf security update
Issue date:	2009-04-30
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-1364

A pointer use-after-free flaw was found in the GD graphics library
embedded in libwmf. An attacker could create a specially-crafted WMF
file that would cause an application using libwmf to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running the application
when opened by a victim. (CVE-2009-1364)

After installing the update, all applications using libwmf must be
restarted for the update to take effect.

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
libwmf-0.2.8.3-5.8.src.rpm
 i386:
libwmf-0.2.8.3-5.8.i386.rpm
libwmf-devel-0.2.8.3-5.8.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
libwmf-0.2.8.3-5.8.i386.rpm
libwmf-0.2.8.3-5.8.x86_64.rpm
libwmf-devel-0.2.8.3-5.8.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
libwmf-0.2.8.4-10.2.src.rpm
 i386:
libwmf-0.2.8.4-10.2.i386.rpm
libwmf-devel-0.2.8.4-10.2.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
libwmf-0.2.8.4-10.2.i386.rpm
libwmf-0.2.8.4-10.2.x86_64.rpm
libwmf-devel-0.2.8.4-10.2.i386.rpm
libwmf-devel-0.2.8.4-10.2.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson