Summary
The remote host is missing an update to gimp
announced via advisory DSA 1335-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201335-1
Insight
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Gimp, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2006-4519
Sean Larsson discovered several integer overflows in the processing code for DICOM, PNM, PSD, RAS, XBM and XWD images, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into opening such a malformed media file.
CVE-2007-2949
Stefan Cornelius discovered an integer overflow in the processing code for PSD images, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into opening such a malformed media file.
For the oldstable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.6-1sarge4. Packages for mips and mipsel are not yet available.
For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.13-1etch4. Packages for mips are not yet available.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.17-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your gimp packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-4519, CVE-2007-2949 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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