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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 6.10, 7.04 USN-529-1 Critical: Tk Buffer Overrun

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Calendar Grey October 11, 2007
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A memory corruption vulnerability in Ubuntu's Tk library permits remote hackers to run arbitrary code by sending specially crafted images. Immediate upgrade is advised.
It was discovered that Tk could be made to overrun a buffer when loading certain images

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security advisory denial of service critical remote code execution Ubuntu Tk buffer overrun

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-529-1 October 11, 2007

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security advisory denial of service critical remote code execution Ubuntu Tk buffer overrun

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