Scientific Linux: CVE-2011-2896 Moderate: Gimp Security Fix and Threats

Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:45:45 -0500
Reply-To: Pat Riehecky 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Organization: Fermilab
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: gimp on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Moderate: gimp security update
Issue Date: 2012-08-20
CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-2896
 CVE-2012-3403
 CVE-2012-3481

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image composition and
editing program.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was
found in the GIMP's GIF image format plug-in. An attacker could create a
specially-crafted GIF image file that, when opened, could cause the GIF
plug-in to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the GIMP. (CVE-2012-3481)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW)
decompression algorithm implementation used by the GIMP's GIF image format
plug-in. An attacker could create a specially-crafted GIF image file that,
when opened, could cause the GIF plug-in to crash or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the GIMP.
(CVE-2011-2896)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the GIMP's KiSS CEL file
format plug-in. An attacker could create a specially-crafted KiSS palette
file that, when opened, could cause the CEL plug-in to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
the GIMP. (CVE-2012-3403)

Users of the GIMP are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. The GIMP must be
restarted for the update to take effect.

SL6
 x86_64
 gimp-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
 gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
 gimp-libs-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
 gimp-devel-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
 gimp-devel-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
 gimp-devel-tools-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
 gimp-libs-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
 i386
 gimp-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
 gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
 gimp-libs-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
 gimp-devel-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
 gimp-devel-tools-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team