SUSE Security Update: Security update for gimp
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1027-1
Rating:             important
References:         #775429 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-3403
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
                    SLE SDK 10 SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update of The Gimp fixes a heap overflow that could
   have been  exploited by attackers to cause a Denial of
   Service (application crash) or  even to potentially execute
   arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3402).

   Security Issue reference:

   * CVE-2012-3403
   



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      gimp-2.2.10-22.44.1
      gimp-devel-2.2.10-22.44.1

   - SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):

      gimp-2.2.10-22.44.1
      gimp-devel-2.2.10-22.44.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3403.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/775429
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2012:1027-1: important: gimp

August 23, 2012
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update of The Gimp fixes a heap overflow that could have been exploited by attackers to cause a Denial of Service (application crash) or even to potentially execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-3402). Security Issue reference: * CVE-2012-3403 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64): gimp-2.2.10-22.44.1 gimp-devel-2.2.10-22.44.1 - SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64): gimp-2.2.10-22.44.1 gimp-devel-2.2.10-22.44.1

References

#775429

Cross- CVE-2012-3403

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

SLE SDK 10 SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3403.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/775429

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1027-1
Rating: important

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