Fedora: gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities (Core 1)
Summary
The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the
GNOME GUI desktop environment. The GdkPixBuf library provides image
loading facilities, the rendering of a GdkPixBuf into various formats
(drawables or GdkRGB buffers), and a cache interface.
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During testing of a previously fixed flaw in Qt (CAN-2004-0691), a flaw
was
discovered in the BMP image processor of gdk-pixbuf. An attacker could
create a carefully crafted BMP file which would cause an application
to enter an infinite loop and not respond to user input when the file
was
opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0753 to this issue.
During a security audit, Chris Evans discovered a stack and a heap
overflow
in the XPM image decoder. An attacker could create a carefully crafted
XPM
file which could cause an application linked with gtk2 to crash or
possibly
execute arbitrary code when the file was opened by a victim.
(CAN-2004-0782, CAN-2004-0783)
Chris Evans also discovered an integer overflow in the ICO image
decoder.
An attacker could create a carefully crafted ICO file which could cause
an
application linked with gtk2 to crash when the file is opened by a
victim.
(CAN-2004-0788)
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References
Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-286 2004-09-15 Product : Fedora Core 1 Name : gdk-pixbuf Version : 0.22.0 Release : 11.2.2 Summary : An image loading library used with GNOME. Description : The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the GNOME GUI desktop environment. The GdkPixBuf library provides image loading facilities, the rendering of a GdkPixBuf into various formats (drawables or GdkRGB buffers), and a cache interface.
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