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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1570: GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1570: GIMP: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/13/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in plug-ins/file-bmp/bmp-read.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with crafted width and height values that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-gimp

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