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| Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69589 |
| Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
| Title: | Ubuntu USN-1109-1 (gimp) |
| Summary: | Ubuntu USN-1109-1 (gimp) |
| Description: | The remote host is missing an update to gimp announced via advisory USN-1109-1. Details follow: It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed data in certain plugin configuration files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted plugin configuration file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-4540, CVE-2010-4541, CVE-2010-4542) It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed PSP image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PSP image file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2010-4543) Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: gimp 2.4.5-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 9.10: gimp 2.6.7-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: gimp 2.6.8-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 10.10: gimp 2.6.10-1ubuntu3.2 After a standard system update you need to restart GIMP to make all the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1109-1 Risk factor : Critical |
| Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4540 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/2 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/7 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608497 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:103 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0838.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0839.html http://osvdb.org/70282 http://secunia.com/advisories/42771 http://secunia.com/advisories/44750 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0016 XForce ISS Database: gimp-lightning-effects-bo(64582) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64582 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4541 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0837.html http://osvdb.org/70281 XForce ISS Database: gimp-sphere-designer-bo(64581) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64581 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4542 http://osvdb.org/70283 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4543 http://osvdb.org/70284 |
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