A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP.
A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an appl
What happened
A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.
Does it affect you
Not enough information
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What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
access.redhat.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
gitlab.gnome.org
Vendor's affected list
- rhel
- Exactly 6.0
Sources
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