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Mandriva Update for gimp MDVSA-2011:167 (gimp)

🗓️ 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Mandriva Update for gimp MDVSA-2011:167 (gimp). The update addresses a vulnerability in the LZW decompressor in the GIF decoder, allowing remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop or a heap-based buffer overflow

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-11/msg00005.php");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831487");
  script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-11-08 19:08:53 +0530 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2011:167");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-1168", "CVE-2011-2895", "CVE-2011-2896");
  script_name("Mandriva Update for gimp MDVSA-2011:167 (gimp)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'gimp'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_(mes5|2010\.1)");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"gimp on Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
  Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64,
  Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
  Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in gimp:

  The LZW decompressor in the LWZReadByte function in giftoppm.c in
  the David Koblas GIF decoder in PBMPLUS, as used in the gif_read_lzw
  function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS before 1.4.7, the LZWReadByte
  function in plug-ins/common/file-gif-load.c in GIMP 2.6.11 and earlier,
  the LZWReadByte function in img/gifread.c in XPCE in SWI-Prolog 5.10.4
  and earlier, and other products, does not properly handle code words
  that are absent from the decompression table when encountered, which
  allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop or a heap-based
  buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted
  compressed stream, a related issue to CVE-2006-1168 and CVE-2011-2895
  (CVE-2011-2896).

  The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "MNDK_mes5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gimp", rpm:"gimp~2.4.7~1.4mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gimp-python", rpm:"gimp-python~2.4.7~1.4mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgimp2.0_0", rpm:"libgimp2.0_0~2.4.7~1.4mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgimp2.0-devel", rpm:"libgimp2.0-devel~2.4.7~1.4mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gimp2.0_0", rpm:"lib64gimp2.0_0~2.4.7~1.4mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gimp2.0-devel", rpm:"lib64gimp2.0-devel~2.4.7~1.4mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "MNDK_2010.1")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gimp", rpm:"gimp~2.6.8~3.2mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gimp-python", rpm:"gimp-python~2.6.8~3.2mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgimp2.0_0", rpm:"libgimp2.0_0~2.6.8~3.2mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgimp2.0-devel", rpm:"libgimp2.0-devel~2.6.8~3.2mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gimp2.0_0", rpm:"lib64gimp2.0_0~2.6.8~3.2mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gimp2.0-devel", rpm:"lib64gimp2.0-devel~2.6.8~3.2mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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