GIMP Multiple Vulnerabilities
Last Update Date:
28 Jan 2011
Release Date:
5 Jan 2011
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RISK: Medium Risk
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in GIMP, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. These issues are caused by buffer overflow errors in the Lighting Effects, Sphere Designer, GFIG, and PSP (Paint Shop Pro) file plugins when processing malformed files, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to open a malicious file.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- GIMP version 2.6.11 and prior
Solutions
- It is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
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