| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2005:811.
The gtk2 package contains the GIMP ToolKit (GTK+), a library for creating
graphical user interfaces for the X Window System.
A bug was found in the way gtk2 processes XPM images. An attacker could
create a carefully crafted XPM file in such a way that it could cause an
application linked with gtk2 to execute arbitrary code when the file was
opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has
assigned the name CVE-2005-3186 to this issue.
Ludwig Nussel discovered an infinite-loop denial of service bug in the way
gtk2 processes XPM images. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM
file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with gtk2 to
stop responding when the file was opened by a victim. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2975
to this issue.
Users of gtk2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.
Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-811.html
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.8
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