Ubuntu Security Notice USN-494-1
2nd August, 2007
gimp vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.04
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Details
Sean Larsson discovered multiple integer overflows in Gimp. By tricking
a user into opening a specially crafted DICOM, PNM, PSD, PSP, RAS, XBM,
or XWD image, a remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary
code with the user's privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- gimp 2.2.13-1ubuntu4.3
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- gimp 2.2.13-1ubuntu3.3
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- gimp 2.2.11-1ubuntu3.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.