Summary
The remote host is missing an update to gimp
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:296-1.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:296-1 http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-42/
Insight
A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in gimp:
Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in
plug-ins/file-bmp/bmp-read.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with crafted width and height values that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1570).
This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.
Update:
Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products.
Affected: 2008.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1570 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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