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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1743-1 (libtk-img)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libtk-img announced via advisory DSA 1743-1.
Insight
Insight
Two buffer overflows have been found in the GIF image parsing code of Tk, a cross-platform graphical toolkit, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2007-5137 It was discovered that libtk-img is prone to a buffer overflow via specially crafted multi-frame interlaced GIF files. CVE-2007-5378 It was discovered that libtk-img is prone to a buffer overflow via specially crafted GIF files with certain subimage sizes. For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3-release-7+lenny1. For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3-15etch3. For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3-release-8. We recommend that you upgrade your libtk-img packages.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201743-1