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Scientific Linux SL4.x, SL5.x: CVE-2009-3546 Moderate gd Buffer Overflow

Calendar Jan 05, 2010 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory update buffer overflow gd software fix moderate risk Scientific Linux
Moderate: gd security update 
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:21:07 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: gd on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: gd security update
Issue date:	2010-01-04
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-3546

A missing input sanitization flaw, leading to a buffer overflow, was
discovered in the gd library. A specially-crafted GD image file could
cause an application using the gd library to crash or, possibly, execute
arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-3546)

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
gd-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.src.rpm
 i386:
gd-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
gd-devel-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
gd-progs-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
gd-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
gd-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
gd-devel-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
gd-progs-2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
gd-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.src.rpm
 i386:
gd-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
gd-devel-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
gd-progs-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
gd-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
gd-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm
gd-devel-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
gd-devel-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm
gd-progs-2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson