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Fedora 8 2008-1142 Moderate: Tk Memory Leak in PNG Handling

Fixed security issue - buffer overflow in gif parsing.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2008-1131 2008-02-05 23:10:30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : tk Product : Fedora 7 Version : 8.4.13 Release : 7.fc7 URL : Summary : The graphical toolkit for the Tcl scripting language Description : When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create cross-platform GUI applications. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Fixed security issue - buffer overflow in gif parsing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Jan 28 2008 Marcela Maslanova - 1:8.4.13-7 - attached upstream patch - similar to CVE-2006-4484, problem with GIF again #430100 * Mon Oct 15 2007 Marcela Maslanova - 1:8.4.13-6 - CVE-2007-5137 gif buffer overflow --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #431518 - CVE-2008-0553 tk: GIF handling buffer overflow https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431518 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update tk' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Thelatest Fedora update addresses a critical buffer overflow issue found in gif parsing within tk applications, thereby bolstering system security.. Fedora Update, Tk Security Patch, Buffer Overflow Fix, GIF Parsing Issue. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 07, 2008 •Important Fedora