Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1109-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed data in certain plugin configuration files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted plugin configuration file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-4540, CVE-2010-4541, CVE-2010-4542)
It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed PSP image files.
If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PSP image file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2010-4543)
Affected
gimp vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 9.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 10.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-4540, CVE-2010-4541, CVE-2010-4542, CVE-2010-4543 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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