Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Tk is a graphical toolkit for the Tcl scripting language.
An input validation flaw was discovered in Tk's GIF image handling. A code-size value read from a GIF image was not properly validated before being used, leading to a buffer overflow. A specially crafted GIF file could use this to cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of the application using the Tk graphical toolkit.
(CVE-2008-0553)
A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in Tk's animated GIF image handling.
An animated GIF containing an initial image smaller than subsequent images could cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of the application using the Tk library. (CVE-2007-5137)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patches to resolve these issues.
Affected
tk on CentOS 5
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-5137, CVE-2008-0553 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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