*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported:
CVE-2008-0554 description: "Buffer overflow in the readImageData function in giftopnm.c in netpbm before 10.27 in netpbm before 10.27 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484." http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0554 Debian advisory DSA 1579-1: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1579 This has been fixed in Hardy but previous releases seem to be vulnerable. ** Affects: netpbm-free (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: netpbm-free (Debian) Importance: Unknown Status: Fix Released ** Visibility changed to: Public ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-0554 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #464056 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464056 ** Also affects: netpbm-free (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464056 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- [CVE-2008-0554] Buffer overflow in readImageData() in giftopnm.c leads to arbitrary code execution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232156 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
