Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1659-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed XWD files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XWD file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
Affected
gimp on Ubuntu 12.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5576 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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